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Which one of the following sentences contains an error in the use of a hyphen?

1. Which one of the following sentences contains an error in the use of a hyphen?
A. Lucy identified forty-four errors in the marketing report.
B. Jacob's carefully-laid plans for the backyard garden were abandoned.
C. The view from the water tower offers a bird's-eye view of Blair Mountain.
D. It was decided to re-form the machine parts into a new design.

Answer

1. B. Jacob's carefully-laid plans for the backyard garden were abandoned.

The correct form is carefully laid, without a hyphen. An adverb ending in -ly is not hyphenated with the adjective or participle it modifies.

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