Her two year old and my ten year old wreak havoc on the flower pots when they play in the playground. Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
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Her two year old and my ten year old wreak havoc on the flower-pots when they play in the playground.
Her two-year-old and my ten-year-old wreak havoc on the flower-pots when they play in the playground.
Her two-year-old and my ten-year-old wreak havoc on the flowerpots when they play in the playground.
A
NO CHANGE
B
Her two-year-old and my ten-year-old wreak havoc on the flowerpots when they play in the playground.
C
Her two year old and my ten year old wreak havoc on the flower-pots when they play in the playground.
D
Her two-year-old and my ten-year-old wreak havoc on the flower-pots when they play in the playground.
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According to general rule, certain compound words require hyphens between every word. These are known as hyphenated compound words.
In the given sentence, 'ten-year-old' and 'two-year-old' are examples of such words.
Thus, the correct form of writing the sentence is given in Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.
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