Question

Where in the sentence should the writer add a hyphen? I spend about-half my time, he spends two thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research. I spend about half my time, he spends two-thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research. I spend about half my time, he spends two thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a-third, of her time on research. I spend about half my time, he spends two thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe-a-third, of her time on research.

Answer 1

B. I spend about half my time, he spends two-thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research.

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Answer 2

I spend about half my time, he spends two-thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research.

Step-by-step explanation:

You need hyphens between words denoting fractions.