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Questions Related to dash and hyphen

(Line 1) Whenever his mother in law arrives, he is nervous, very ner
(Line 2) vous, about what she will say.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

dash and hyphen punctuation english

  1. Whenever his mother-in-law arrives, he is nervous - very ner-

    vous about what she will say.

  2. Whenever his mother in law arrives - he is nervous, very ner

    vous about what she will say.

  3. Whenever his mother-in-law arrives, he is nervous - very ner-

    vous - about what she will say.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
When flowing text, it is sometimes preferable to break a word in half so that it continues on another line rather than moving the entire word to the next line. 
The word may be divided at the nearest break point between syllables, and a hyphen inserted to indicate that the letters form a word fragment, rather than a full word.
There are certain words known as, hyphenated compound words. These words have hyphens between them. For example - mother-in-law.
Em dash is often used in a sentence for a strong emphasis on an additional information. Thus, based on the rules, the correct answer is Option C.

The night time classes are for English language learners.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

english punctuation dash and hyphen

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. The night-time classes are for English language learners.

  3. The night-time classes are for English-language learners.

  4. The night time classes are for English language-learners.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to general rule, a hyphen is used to connect two words to make it clear to readers that the words work together as a unit of meaning. Generally, the hyphen is used if two words are functioning as an adjective before the noun they are describing. If the noun comes first, the hyphen is not used.
The correct answer is Option C. The other remaining options are incorrect.