In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?

a. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

b. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

c. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

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Jacey Salas

24 July, 11:23

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?

a. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

b. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

c. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

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Stephanie Lee · Answer 1

Assume that the word that is divided is "puppet."

The proper syllabication of the word puppet is this one - - pup - pet.

So, " My little brother laughed at the pup-pet show."

Proper hyphenation is done via syllable by syllable.

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?a. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.b. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.c. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?

a. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

b. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.

c. My little brother laughed at the puppet show.