Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Based on what you learned about hyphens, complete the sentences. The professor seemed very , but the students were afraid he would , which is why they the petition to investigate the false made against him.

The question is missing the options to complete each sentence. Here are the options:

The professor seemed very (selfassured, self assured, self-assured) , but the students were afraid he would (resign, re-sign, re sign) , which is why they (re signed, resigned, re-signed) the petition to investigate the false (allega-tions, allegations, alle-ga-tions) made against him.

The professor seemed very self-assured, but the students were afraid he would resign, which is why they re-signed the petition to investigate the false allegations made against him.

Explanation:

A hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join two words together in order to create a new meaning or a combined meaning, join a prefix to another word or show word breaks.

“Self-assured” is a compounded word joined by a hyphen. It is formed by a noun and an adjective. These words when put together mean to be sure of oneself.

“Resign” in this sense means to quit or give up one's job position.

“Re-sign” is a compound word joined by a hyphen. It is formed by the prefix “re” (which indicates repetition), and the verb “sign.” As a whole, this word means “to sign again.”

“Allegations” is a noun used to refer to an assertion especially of misconduct.

- the heat nearly killed them that first summer.