Match the description to the example .

1 .
discussion
one-word compound
2 .
dog
hyphenated compound
3 .
twenty-five
two-word compound
4 .
nondescript
hyphenated number word
5 .
ice cream
hyphenated adjective
6 .
schoolhouse
word with double consonants
7 .
one-of-a-kind
a noun
8 .
can't
an adjective
9 .
doctor
an -ing verb
10 .
looking
a spelling word that contained the abbreviation for October
11 .
barrier-reef
an emotion word
12 .
resentment
a contraction

Respuesta :

Discussion

Dog - noun

Twenty-five - hyphenated number word

Nondescript - adjective

Ice cream - noun

Schoolhouse - two-word compound

One-of-a-kind - hyphenated compound

Can't - a contraction

Doctor - a spelling word that contains the abbreviation for October

Looking - an -ing verb

Barrier Reef - one word compound

Resentment - an emotion word

The words and their matching descriptions are given as follows:

  1. Discussion - a noun
  2. Dog - a noun
  3. twenty-five - hyphenated number word
  4. nondescript - an adjective
  5. Ice cream - two word compound
  6. school house - one word compound
  7. one-of-a-kind - a hyphenated adjective
  8. can't - contraction
  9. doctor - noun
  10. looking - an -ing verb
  11. barrier-reef - hyphenated compound
  12. resentment - an emotion word.

What is a hyphenated number word?

When writing a compound number—any number made up of two words—we use a hyphen between each word.

This applies to any number between twenty-one (21) and ninety-nine (99). Round numbers higher than ninety-nine don't require a hyphen.

Look at the following examples of correctly placed hyphens in numbers: Thirty-four.

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