Question

Which sentence does not contain any errors?

A.
The grocery store is one third mile down the street.

B.
One half of our neighbors have several pets.

C.
Maverick's leash is one and three eighths inches shorter than Lucky's.

D.
I put two-thirds of the leftover lasagna in the refrigerator.

Answer 1

The sentence that does not contain any errors is: I put two-thirds of the leftover lasagna in the refrigerator. The correct answer is option D. What makes this sentence correct is because of the compound word "two-thirds". Compound words should always have a hyphen. The other sentences' compound words do not have hyphens.