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The dead house is stuffed. The stuffing is alive. It is sinful to draw one’s head out of live stuffing in a dead house. The propped-up antennæ would cave in and the stuffing be strewn . . . shredded life-pulp . . . in the water.

Which statement best describes the author’s use of punctuation in the final sentence of this excerpt?


The ellipses set Rhobert apart from the house.


The ellipses emphasize what the stuffing is made of.


The hyphen connects ideas that do not belong together.


The hyphen encourages readers to pause and think about Rhobert’s pain.

Answer 1

Answer:d

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Answer 2

Answer: The ellipses emphasize what the stuffing is made of.

Explanation: The two answers regarding hyphens can immediately be crossed off because only one hyphen is present in the excerpt and it is used only to describe the placement of an object. The ellipses (a series of three dots, ... , used to indicate an omission or a pause, or to bring attention to quality) are placed within the sentence describing the stuffing and its characteristics. Hope that makes sense:)