In each of the following question, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the correct one.
Correct answer: D. The house was unoccupied at the time of the break-in.
- A. The house was unoccupied: at the time of the break in.
- B. The house was unoccupied, at the time of the break-in.
- C. The house was unoccupied at the time of the break in.
- D. The house was unoccupied at the time of the break-in.
Explanation
- The phrase "at the time of the break-in" is a prepositional phrase that provides additional information about when the house was unoccupied.- The hyphen in "break-in" correctly indicates that it's a compound noun.
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