A writer should hyphenate a compound modifier that
Read the sentence.We’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy).
A list should be introduced with a colon when the list is preceded by
Read the passage.Hanna and Ai-Lin had to wait in line for three hours to buy concert tickets. Then, they had to park a mile away and wait for forty five minutes to get into the stadium. Over one thousand people attended the concert!
When a descriptive word, phrase, or clause is essential to the meaning of a sentence, that element is
Read the sentence.We’re not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week.
When items in a list already contain commas, the writer should separate the items in the list using
Which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? Select 3 options.
Which types of punctuation can be used to set off a nonrestrictive element in a sentence? Select 3 options.
Sometimes hyphens are used to link words that work together to modify a single noun. These linked words are called
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