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Words that express a range, that show alternate views, or that rhyme are hyphenated wherever they occur in the sentence."

a) True
b) False

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Final answer:

The statement about hyphenation is false; hyphens join words acting as modifiers before a noun and are not used simply because words express a range, show alternate views, or rhyme.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement "Words that express a range, that show alternate views, or that rhyme are hyphenated wherever they occur in the sentence." is false. Hyphens are used primarily to join words that serve as a single modifier before a noun. For example, in the phrase 'well-known author', 'well-known' acts as a compound adjective and needs a hyphen to clarify that both words taken together modify 'author'. In contrast, end rhymes such as those found in couplets and split couplets occur at the ends of lines in poetry and do not require hyphens. The use of hyphens is not dictated by the expression of a range, alternate views, or rhymes but by the grammatical role they are performing in a sentence.

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