1. Final Review 1/24/12

2. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 1. Use hyphens when you write two-word numbers from twenty-one through ninety- nine.

3. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 1. Use hyphens when you write two-word numbers from twenty-one through ninety- nine. seventy-eight

4. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 1. Use hyphens when you write two-word numbers from twenty-one through ninety- nine. seventy-eightthirty-five

5. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 1. Use hyphens when you write two-word numbers from twenty-one through ninety- nine. seventy-eightthirty-five forty-six

6. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 2. Use a hyphen when you use a fraction you use as an adjective but not when you use a fraction as a noun.

7. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 2. Use a hyphen when you use a fraction you use as an adjective but not when you use a fraction as a noun. The glass is two-thirds full. (adjective)

8. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 2. Use a hyphen when you use a fraction you use as an adjective but not when you use a fraction as a noun. The glass is two-thirds full. (adjective) Two thirds of the members were present. (noun)

9. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 3. Use a hyphen after a prefix followed by a proper noun or proper adjective.

10. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 3. Use a hyphen after a prefix followed by a proper noun or proper adjective. pre-Columbian

11. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 3. Use a hyphen after a prefix followed by a proper noun or proper adjective. pre-Columbian pro-British

12. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 3. Use a hyphen after a prefix followed by a proper noun or proper adjective. pre-Columbian pro-Britishmid-August

13. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 4. Use a hyphen in words with the prefixes all-, ex-, great-, and self- and the suffixes -elect and -free.

14. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 4. Use a hyphen in words with the prefixes all-, ex-, great-, and self- and the suffixes -elect and -free. all-American

15. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 4. Use a hyphen in words with the prefixes all-, ex-, great-, and self- and the suffixes -elect and -free. all-Americanex-president

16. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 4. Use a hyphen in words with the prefixes all-, ex-, great-, and self- and the suffixes -elect and -free. all-Americanex-presidentself-conscious

17. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 4. Use a hyphen in words with the prefixes all-, ex-, great-, and self- and the suffixes -elect and -free. all-Americanex-presidentself-conscious mayor-elect

18. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 5. Use a hyphen when you form compound adjectives that do not contain -ly.

19. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 5. Use a hyphen when you form compound adjectives that do not contain -ly. hard-won race

20. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 5. Use a hyphen when you form compound adjectives that do not contain -ly. hard-won race ill-gotten gain

21. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 5. Use a hyphen when you form compound adjectives that do not contain -ly. hard-won race ill-gotten gain well-received plan

22. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 6. Use a hyphen when you write certain compound nouns. ten-year-old

23. Hyphens Hyphen Rules 6. Use a hyphen when you write certain compound nouns. ten-year-oldmother-in-law

24. Hyphen Practice 1. In North America, there are thirty one endangered species of fish. 2. It requires a lot of self discipline to do your homework every night. 3. Did you know that a two thirds majority in the state assembly is required before new taxes are instituted in California?

25. Hyphen Practice 1. In North America, there are thirty-one endangered species of fish. 2. It requires a lot of self discipline to do your homework every night. 3. Did you know that a two thirds majority in the state assembly is required before new taxes are instituted in California?

26. Hyphen Practice 1. In North America, there are thirty-one endangered species of fish. 2. It requires a lot of self-discipline to do your homework every night. 3. Did you know that a two thirds majority in the state assembly is required before new taxes are instituted in California?

27. Hyphen Practice 1. In North America, there are thirty-one endangered species of fish. 2. It requires a lot of self-discipline to do your homework every night. 3. Did you know that a two-thirds majority in the state assembly is required before new taxes are instituted in California?

28. Hyphen Game Team 1 1. Thirty six ex soldiers formed a peace organization. 2. Mid December was unusually warm in Pennsylvania this year. 3. I have some pre Columbian jewelry I keep in a safe place. Team 2 1. John is an under performing student; he scored in the twenty fifth percentile on his standardized test. 2. There was a lot of hope in the country when Obama was the president elect. 3. My mother in law called yesterday.

29. Hyphen Game Team 1 1. Thirty-six ex-soldiers formed a peace organization. 2. Mid-December was unusually warm in Pennsylvania this year. 3. I have some pre-Columbian jewelry I keep in a safe place. Team 2 1. John is an under-performing student; he scored in the twenty-fifth percentile on his standardized test. 2. There was a lot of hope in the country when Obama was the president-elect. 3. My mother-in-law called yesterday.

30. Modifier Problems Rewrite the following sentences to correct the dangling and misplaced modifiers.

31. Modifier Problems 1. I found a huge boulder taking a shortcut through the woods. 2. Walking through the gate, the swimming pool is on the right. 3. Looking back over my shoulder, the team went into a huddle. 4. Rosa Parks calmly refused to move to the back of the bus with quiet dignity.

32. Modifier Problems 1. I found a huge boulder taking a shortcut through the woods.

33. Modifier Problems 1. I found a huge boulder taking a shortcut through the woods. (misplaced modifier)

34. Modifier Problems 1. I found a huge boulder taking a shortcut through the woods. (misplaced modifier) Taking a shortcut through the woods, I found a huge boulder.

35. Modifier Problems 2. Walking through the gate, the swimming pool is on the right.

36. Modifier Problems 2. Walking through the gate, the swimming pool is on the right. (dangling modifier)

37. Modifier Problems 2. Walking through the gate, the swimming pool is on the right. (dangling modifier) As I am walking through the gate, the swimming pool is on my right.

38. Modifier Problems 3. Looking back over my shoulder, the team went into a huddle.

39. Modifier Problems 3. Looking back over my shoulder, the team went into a huddle. (dangling modifier)

40. Modifier Problems 3. Looking back over my shoulder, the team went into a huddle. (dangling modifier) As I was looking over my shoulder, I saw that the team went into a huddle.

41. Modifier Problems 4. Rosa Parks calmly refused to move to the back of the bus with quiet dignity.

42. Modifier Problems 4. Rosa Parks calmly refused to move to the back of the bus with quiet dignity. (misplaced modifier)

43. Modifier Problems 4. Rosa Parks calmly refused to move to the back of the bus with quiet dignity. (misplaced modifier) With quiet dignity, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus.