Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. She is a well-known author.
- Step 1: Compound adjectives before a noun are hyphenated. Answer: She is a well-known author. Why not the others: She is a well known-author., She is a well-known, author. and She is a-well known author. don't fit.
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