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kfurse

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Hyphens are used:
 
  a. to form compound words.
  b. with compound modifiers.
  c. to divide words at the end of a line.
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Parentheses are used in all of the following cases except:
 
  a. set off essential information.
  b. make side comments.
  c. set off nonessential information.
  d. to set off numbers or letters in a list or series.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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