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Unilorin Post-UTME Use of English 2023 (Model questions) Question 3

Question 3

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Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The youths are advised against the ________.

  1. A.get rich-quickly syndrome
  2. B.get-rich quickly syndrome
  3. C.get rich-quick syndrome
  4. D.get-rich-quickly syndrome
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Answer: D (get-rich-quickly syndrome)

Explanation

When several words together describe a noun before it, they are joined by hyphens into one compound adjective, so all the words are hyphenated.