Question

Rewrite this sentence placing the hyphens were appropriate.

Answer 1

The young girl was remarkably self-confident when she was giving her speech  

Answer 2

Answer:

The young girl was remarkably self-confident when she was giving her speech.

Explanation:

Hyphens are used to connect two words and result in a complete idea. They are used to create compound modifiers, which are adjectives on a sentence always placed before the noun.

Hyphens are also used for compound words such as brother-in-law or twenty-year-old.  

Examples of hyphens in compounds:

Sun-kissed is a compound modifier that indicates something is warm.  

Daughter-in-law is a compound word that refers to the wife of the mother's son.