Which of the following sentences is hyphenated correctly?
A)This is a device that is attention-getting.
B)He gave a lecture that was hard-to-follow.
C)We need an up-to-date price list.
D)She is a widely-quoted authority.

Question

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"Up-to-date" is a compound adjective that should be hyphenated.

Option A is incorrect because "attention-getting" should be hyphenated as it is a compound adjective modifying "device".

Option B is incorrect because "hard-to-follow" should be hyphenated as it is a compound adjective modifying "lecture".

Option D is incorrect because "widely quoted" does not need to be hyphenated. It is an example of a compound modifier that does not require hyphens when the first word ends in "-ly" (widely in this case).

Which of the Following Sentences Is Hyphenated Correctly