为何选用a hole three feet deep?

有一读者问到这样一道选择题:

To plant the tree, we must dig _____.

A. a three feet deep hole

B. a hole three feet deep

C. three-foot-deep a hole

D. a three-feet deep hole

答案是B,为什么?

three feet deep须置于a hole之后。如置于hole之前,则须用连字符,如a three-foot-deep hole(多用foot,但也有人用feet)。A和D未用连字符或未全用连字符,故不妥;C中的a的位置不对,应移至整个名词短语之首。