Question

Which is correct? Thanks to the new-proposal, the club can make some badly-needed improvements. Thanks to the new proposal, the club can make some badly needed improvements. Thanks to the new proposal, the club can make some badly-needed improvements. Thanks to the new-proposal, the club can make some badly needed improvements.

Answer 1

Answer:

Thanks to the new proposal, the club can make some badly needed improvements.

Explanation:

Commas are used to separate two, independent clauses; Clauses that can stand alone by themselves in a sentence, with a subject and verb phrase. Here are some rules as to when actually use a hyphen in writing:

   To set off material for emphasis. Think of dashes as the opposite of parentheses.

   To indicate sentence introductions or conclusions. You can sometimes use a dash to help readers see that certain words are meant as an introduction or conclusion to your sentence.

   To mark “bonus phrases.”

   To break up dialogue.

Because the setnece above does not contain any of these materials, the need for a hyphen, is not mandatory.