Question

Choose the sentence that uses a hyphen correctly.

The unusually bright nineteenth-century painting was well known at the art museum.

The unusually-bright nineteenth century painting was well known at the art museum.

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The unusually bright nineteenth century painting was well-known at the art museum.

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The unusually bright nineteenth century painting was well known at the art-museum.

Answer 1

Answer:

The unusually bright nineteenth century painting was well-known at the art museum.

Explanation:

The hyphen is used correctly when it joins two words that should act as a single adjective. However, in addition, the two words joined by the hyphen must be placed before a noun so that the use of the hyphen is really correct.

An example of this can be seen in the phrase "The unusually bright nineteenth century painting was well-known at the art museum" where the words "well-known" represent a single adjective and are positioned before the noun "art museum".