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Which of the following sentences uses a hyphenated adjective correctly?

A) After a long and challenging year, Asia was looking forward to a much-needed vacation to the mountains.
B) The concert sold out five minutes after tickets went on sale because it was highly-anticipated.
C) The novel received numerous awards because it was so well-written.
D) The technology, which was cutting-edge, allowed customers to take virtual vacations.

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The sentence using a hyphenated adjective correctly is "After a long and challenging year, Asia was looking forward to a much-needed vacation to the mountains."

What is an adjective?

We can define an adjective as a word used to modify a noun. Adjectives basically give nouns qualities, for example:

  • Beautiful
  • Strong
  • Partial
  • Smart
  • Short

When we combine two different words to form only one adjective and modify the same noun, we should use a hyphen. Take a look below:

  • I want a house with two stories. --> I want a two-story house.
  • My son is four years old. --> I have a four-year-old son.

We will only need the hyphen if the noun appears right after the adjective. That is why we can eliminate options B, C, and D. Option B can also be eliminated for another reason. We do not need a hyphen when one of the words forming the adjective is an adverb ending in -ly.

We are left with option A. It is correct to use a hyphen to form "much-needed" to modify the noun "vacation."

Learn more about adjectives here:

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