1.(LC)
Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen? (5 points)
a. The teacher was much-loved.
b. The determined-talented band played.
c. The strawberries were chocolate-covered.
d. The well-known artist arrived.
Type: MC
Score: 5
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2.(MC)
Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen? (5 points)
a. The skaters practiced their mind-blowing moves.
b. Each accomplished-skater had practiced for many years.
c. When you complete those skating-moves, people gasp.
d. The skaters had amazing-skills that surprised the audience.
Type: MC
Score: 5
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3.(MC)
Read this line from “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe:
In the manner of my friend I was at once struck with an incoherence—an inconsistency; and I soon found this to arise from a series of feeble and futile struggles to overcome an habitual trepidancy—an excessive nervous agitation.
Which word from this sentence does Poe present as a synonym for the word trepidancy? (5 points)
a. manner
b. incoherence
c. Inconsistency
d. Agitation