A puzzling question
1- Our flat has ......... ceilings.
a) four-metre-high b) four-metres-high c) four metres high d) four metre high
My answer is (a) but I want to know the rule, please.
Top answer
The singular form of units of measure is used in a modifier. a three-pound fish The purpose of hyphenation is to remove ambiguity. Three pound fish could be three of them (pound fish) or one weighing three pounds.
- The singular form of units of measure is used in a modifier.
- a three-pound fish The purpose of hyphenation is to remove ambiguity.
- Three pound fish could be three of them (pound fish) or one weighing three pounds.
- The answers are all incorrect by they way.
- The correct form is: a four-metre ceiling.
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The singular form of units of measure is used in a modifier. a three-pound fish
The purpose of hyphenation is to remove ambiguity.
Three pound fish could be three of them (pound fish) or one weighing three pounds.
The answers are all incorrect by they way. The correct form is: a four-metre ceiling. (British), a four-meter ceiling (American English spelling), a twelve-
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