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Think you know when to use a hyphen or an en dash? Test your ability below,* and read our post on the topic for more detailed explanations.
* Answers are based on the guidelines in Claire Cook’s Line by Line.
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Question 1 of 9
1. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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Reason: The MLA hyphens compound adjectives formed from lowercase open compounds (“gold rush”) and another word (“pre”).
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Reason: The MLA hyphens compound adjectives formed from lowercase open compounds (“gold rush”) and another word (“pre”).
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Question 2 of 9
2. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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Reason: The MLA hyphens compound adjectives formed from lowercase open compounds (“art deco”) and another word (“inspired”).
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Reason: The MLA hyphens compound adjectives formed from lowercase open compounds (“art deco”) and another word (“inspired”).
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Question 3 of 9
3. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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The MLA uses an en dash when a single compound adjective includes a capitalized element.
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The MLA uses an en dash when a single compound adjective includes a capitalized element.
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Question 4 of 9
4. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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The MLA hyphens compound adjectives formed from lowercase open compounds and another word.
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The MLA hyphens compound adjectives formed from lowercase open compounds and another word.
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Question 5 of 9
5. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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The MLA hyphens adjective compounds in both attributive and predicate positions that are formed from a noun or an adjective (here, the noun “computer”) that is in syntactic relation to a participle or an adjective (here, the participle “driven”).
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The MLA hyphens adjective compounds in both attributive and predicate positions that are formed from a noun or an adjective (here, the noun “computer”) that is in syntactic relation to a participle or an adjective (here, the participle “driven”).
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Question 6 of 9
6. Question
Choose all that correctly use MLA style.
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Answer: C and F
Reason: Although the MLA hyphens adjective compounds in both attributive and predicate positions that are formed from a noun or an adjective, when the multiword element is mixed case, we prefer to reword.Incorrect
Answer: C and F
Reason: Although the MLA hyphens adjective compounds in both attributive and predicate positions that are formed from a noun or an adjective, when the multiword element is mixed case, we prefer to reword. -
Question 7 of 9
7. Question
Choose all that correctly use MLA style.
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Answer: A, C, D, and E.
Reason: A and C: The MLA hyphens adjective compounds in both attributive (as in example C) and predicate (example A) positions that are formed from a noun or an adjective (the noun “coconut”) that is in syntactic relation to a participle or an adjective (the participle “sprinkled”). The addition of the adjective “toasted” to the noun in D and E does not change this principle, so they too are correct.
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Answer: A, C, D, and E.
Reason: A and C: The MLA hyphens adjective compounds in both attributive (as in example C) and predicate (example A) positions that are formed from a noun or an adjective (the noun “coconut”) that is in syntactic relation to a participle or an adjective (the participle “sprinkled”). The addition of the adjective “toasted” to the noun in D and E does not change this principle, so they too are correct.
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Question 8 of 9
8. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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MLA style allows the use of the en dash with mid noun compounds.
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MLA style allows the use of the en dash with mid noun compounds.
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Question 9 of 9
9. Question
Which punctuation follows MLA style?
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The MLA tends to hyphen temporary mid compounds not given as vocabulary entries in the dictionary and hyphens the entire compound in the attributive position instead of using an en dash.
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The MLA tends to hyphen temporary mid compounds not given as vocabulary entries in the dictionary and hyphens the entire compound in the attributive position instead of using an en dash.