I need someone to help me correct this and let me know if its correct.
Under the rule of punctuating within sentences-square brackets.
1. The sixth-grader had written in his essay that "his school experience had been deplorable [deplorable].
My answer: The sixth-grader had written in his essay that "his school experience had been deplorable" [deplorable].
Under the rule of punctuating within sentences-hyphen.
1. You will need to write short- and long-term papers.
My answer: No change correct as is
In the second on you do not need the hyphen after short.
Jasmine,
I have answered these questions several times. Please be sure to go back and read my responses.
Thanks.
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Your answer to the first question is correct:
The sixth-grader had written in his essay that "his school experience had been deplorable" [deplorable].
By enclosing the word "deplorable" in square brackets, you have indicated that it is a correction to the original quote. This is how you should punctuate within sentences using square brackets.
Regarding the second question, you have made a mistake in your response.
The correct punctuation for the sentence "You will need to write short- and long-term papers" is as follows:
You will need to write short- and long-term papers.
The hyphen between "short" and "and" is necessary because it signifies a compound adjective. In this case, "short-term" and "long-term" are being used together to describe the noun "papers." Therefore, the hyphen is required to connect the two hyphenated words.