gerald was becoming familiar with performance based goals as his high school revised its curriculum…
gerald was becoming familiar with performance based goals as his high school revised its curriculum. however, he was surprised when his coach posted a highly detailed list of goals on the door to the locker room. even his sports life was about to undergo a change. which two words from the paragraph should have a hyphen between them? 1. performance based 2. high school 3. locker room 4. sports life
Answer
Brief Explanations:
To determine which two words need a hyphen, we analyze each option:
- "performance based": When used as an adjective (to describe "goals"), compound adjectives with two words before a noun typically require a hyphen. So "performance-based" is correct.
- "high school": This is a noun phrase and does not require a hyphen (it's a common noun phrase without adjectival use here).
- "locker room": This is a noun phrase and does not require a hyphen (it's a standard compound noun).
- "sports life": This is a noun phrase and does not require a hyphen (it's a standard noun phrase without adjectival use here).
Answer:
- performance based