Each department needed to establish ------ strategic goals.
A) one, three, and five year
B) one, three, and five-year
C) one-, three-, and five-year

Question

Each department needed to establish ------ strategic goals.
A) ​one, three, and five year
B) ​one, three, and five-year
C) ​one-, three-, and five-year

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When expressing ranges of time like "one year", "three years", and "five years", it is customary to place a hyphen between the numeral and the unit of time to indicate a range. Therefore, the correct option is "one-, three-, and five-year".

Each Department Needed to Establish ------ Strategic Goals