Question

Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?

A)She decided to take the long-winding road.

B)A tall-dark man approached the entrance with determination.

C)The twentieth-century had the most tornadoes on record.


D)The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.

Answer 1

D. The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.

Step-by-step explanation:

Red modifies tail, not pheasant because the hikers spotted a pheasant with a red tail, not a red pheasant with a tail. When "a noun + an adjective" becomes a compound adjective, you need to use a hyphen.