Question

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?

a. I prefer to pull down the wind- ow shades at night for privacy.
b. I prefer to pull down the win- dow shades at night for privacy.
c. I prefer to pull down the wi- ndow shades at night for privacy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter b. I prefer to pull down the win- dow shades at night for privacy.The sentence that does the hyphen correctly divide a word is this one. "I prefer to pull down the win- dow shades at night for privacy." Correct hyphenation is applied syllable by syllable.