In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?

A.
Janice sliced the le-
mons and limes for the punch.

B.
Janice sliced the lem-
ons and limes for the punch.

C.
Janice sliced the lemo-
ns and limes for the punch.

Question

In which sentence does the hyphen correctly divide a word?	
 
 A.
Janice sliced the le- 
mons and limes for the punch.
 
 B.
Janice sliced the lem- 
ons and limes for the punch.
 
 C.
Janice sliced the lemo- 
ns and limes for the punch.

deadddddd · Answer

@needhelpinalgebra @ELKILLER33 @Wolfman77 @ace-n-it

asett · Answer

Wrong topic? :)

bmk614 · Answer

A

deadddddd · Answer

thx

asett · Answer

Also, you always place a hyphen between two syllables, so A is correct. :)

deadddddd · Answer

i thopugt it was b

asett · Answer

Look up the word "lemons" in a dictionary. It will show you the syllables

bmk614 · Answer

If you say lemons, your jaw drops for le and again for mens. Those are your two syllables.

bmk614 · Answer

mons*

asett · Answer

So, upon actually looking in a dictionary, I have discovered that the correct answer is, indeed, B @deadddddd

asett · Answer

lemon:
noun  lem·on \ˈle-mən\