A writer should hyphenate a compound modifier that *contains an adverb ending in -ly.
*comes after the noun it modifies.
*comes before the noun it modifies.
*contains an adjective ending in -ive.

Read the following passage: sari couldn't believe her bad luck. she had locked her keys in the car. to add fuel to the fire, her cell phone was in the locked car, and she was late for a very important meeting. she knocked on her neighbor's door so that she could ask to use his phone, but he was not not home. what was she to do? what role does the idiom in the passage serve? a. it shows that sari has incredibly bad luck when it comes to work. b. it shows that sari's neighbor was not home either. c. it shows that sari locked her keys in the car. d. it shows that sari's situation was worse than it seemed at first.

Read this excerpt from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun: based on the character description, what can the reader infer about travis? a. he is organized and has an established morning routine. b. he has inherited his good looks from his mother, not his father. c. he doesn't like having to share a bathroom with other families. d. he is a little boy of about 10 or 11.

Afruit stand has to decide what to charge for their produce. they decide to charge \$5.30$5.30dollar sign, 5, point, 30 for 111 apple and 111 orange. they also plan to charge \$14$14dollar sign, 14 for 222 apples and 222 oranges. we put this information into a system of linear equations. can we find a unique price for an apple and an orange?