Question

Which sentence contains a phrase that requires a hyphen? A) We yelled during the entire soccer game. B) The weather was unseasonably warm on Saturday. C) Our new governor elect was once a football player. D) Our family owns a station wagon and a pickup truck.

Answer 1

The answer is C) Our new governor elect was once a football player. The phrase that requires a hyphen is governor-elect. It is actually a term that has an autonomous and very specific meaning. It is a governor who was elected and appointed by the Secretary of the State, but still hasn't begun with the office (similar to president-elect). The other examples work perfectly well without a hyphen.