Which pair correctly uses a hyphen?
self-assured
self-ish
self-less
self-lessness

The correct answer is A. Self-assured

Explanation:

A hyphen (-) is a short dash used to link words, this applies in the case of nouns with multiple words such as "wife-to-be", and also in the case of a set of words that act as a modifier or adjective such as "half-baked cookie". Additionally, the hyphen should never be used to separate essential parts of a word.

According to this, the pair of words that correctly uses a hyphen is "self-assured" because these words form a compound adjective and therefore by using a hyphen to join them it clarifies the meaning depends on both terms, considering this word means to have confidence in oneself, for example, "a self-assured woman" Alos, other options such as self-ish, self-less or self-lessness are not supposed to have a hyphen because they are words by themselves and thus they should be written as selfish, selfless and selflessness.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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