P-7 HyphensP-7 Hyphens Edit the following sentences to correct any errors in hyphenation. If a...
Transcript of P-7 HyphensP-7 Hyphens Edit the following sentences to correct any errors in hyphenation. If a...
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Before The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert worked with
Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello on Exit 57, a half hour TV comedy series. ^
Some consider Colbert an achingly-funny actor; others do not.
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P-7 Hyphens
Edit the following sentences to correct any errors in hyphenation. If a sentence has no
errors, write correct after it. Check a dictionary if necessary. Answers to even-numbered
items can be found at the back of the book.
EXAMPLES
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1. The Colbert Report, a spinoff of The Daily Show, launched in late 2005 and ended in 2014.
2. Stephen Colbert played a caricature of a conservative host of a talk-show.
3. Colbert was forty one years old when he launched his own show.
4. On The Daily Show, Colbert created the role of a self-important correspondent.
5. Most of the humor on The Colbert Report was political, but not all: a recurring joke was
about Colbert’s deepseated fear of bears.
6. The program’s No Fact Zone promoted nonfacts.
7. Colbert had a one man crusade against the Supreme Court’s decision that corporations
have the same rights as people when contributing to political campaigns.
8. Colbert is still a highly-prized performer on college campuses.
9. He is also well known as a devout Roman Catholic who teaches Sunday school.
10. The show had a nine year run on Comedy Central.
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