ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word? A.
You'll find several boxes in the basem-
ent of the house.
B.
Don’t repeat my words exact-
ly in your essay.
C.
The moon was a perfect semi-
circle in the night sky.
D.
Max told us a hilarious story a-
bout his new kittens.

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Answer 1
Answer: C. Hyphens are usually used to connect two words that forms a new word with a new meaning. In all of the other sentences, the hyphen divides a single word into 2 meaningless words instead of connecting 2 actual words.

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The game of lacrosse seems complicated to me. How does the word complicated function in the sentence? A.predicate nominative B.indirect object C.predicate adjective D.objective complement..

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What I think is C. predicate adjective.
Because complicated is used as an adjective in that sentence.
Can't be A because nominative is mostly used for subject.
Can't be B because complicated is adjective and not noun.
Don't know the last one though, but I'm sure that it's not the answer.
while i think it is a i have a feeling am i right?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Sure

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors? A. Don’t step on the porch. the paint is still wet!

B. Don’t step on the porch, the paint is still wet!

C. Don’t step on the porch the paint is still wet!

D. Don’t step on the porch; the paint is still wet!

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B. Don't step on the porch, the paint is still wet!

Turn the following into Indirect Speech:1. Mr. Priestley asked ,” Are all my students here?”
2. Joe said , “ That car will cost a lot of money.”
3. Lucille said “ I know where I can get a cheaper one.”
4. The porter said , “ I have put luggage on the train.”
5. Pedro asked , “ How much is that blue suit?”
6. THE TEACHER TO THE BOY : Open your books.”
7. ANDREW : “ When will tea be ready?”
8. MRS. PRIESTLEY TO THE BAKER : “ Don’t leave any bread tomorrow.”
9. Grandma said ,” I am having trouble with my false teeth.”
10. Pedro to the waiter : “ Why isn’t this tablecloth clean?”

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1. Mr. Priestly asked if all his students were there.
2. Joe said that that car would cost a lot of money.
3. Lucile said she knew where she can get a cheaper one.
4. The reporter said that he had put luggage on the train.
5. Pedro asked how much the blue suit was. 
6. The teacher asked the boys to open their books.
7. Andrew asked when would the tea be ready. 
8. Mrs. Priestly asked the baker not to leave any bread the next day.
9. Grandma said she was having trouble with her false teeth.
10. Pedro asked the waiter why the tablecloth wasn't clean.

A man is found dead in a phone booth in a pool of blood. The glass on either end of the phone booth is broken and the phone is hanging. Just outside of the phone booth is a bucket and a stick.What happened?

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The man was a fisherman and he caught a really big fish. When he called someone to tell them how big it was he used his hands to gesture and broke the glass.
someone went inside and got a stick possibly and hit him to death or he either had an accident inside.......

Which describes the structure of this sentence? Ships and boats dotted the harbor and sailed toward the docks.

A.complex
B.compound
C.simple
D.compound-complex

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the answer is letter D
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