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Step 1 Correct the following paragraph.
Insert or delete hyphens as needed in the following paragraph:
• 1 Attending College in New York City can be pretty scary, especially for a small-town girl from Des Moines, lowa. 2 Since I am studying nursing, I decided to join Scorpions for Smiles, a student-volunteer-group that visits children who spend a-lot of time in the hospital wards for recovery or treatment purposes. 3 It's a great feeling knowing that a sick or hurting child is benefiting from my time and
up-beat attitude. 4 The last time I visited, I brought coloring supplies so that Amy, the eight year old patient I usually spend time with, and I could draw pictures for her family. 5 Amy is a very well known patient; she is always playing practical jokes on the nurses and doctors! 6 When I went visited with my student
group this past week, Amy wasn't there because she had an X-ray scheduled. 7 l left her a note with some crayons so that she could color after the procedure. 8
Next week is her birth-day. 9. I won't be visiting that day, but when I do, I'll bring two plain t shirts to decorate with paints and markers. 10 The corner store near my dorm has cake-mix for only ninety nine cents! 11. I'll bring a cake for Amy
and-the-rest of her friends, too!

Answer 1

Here is the corrected paragraph with appropriate hyphen usage:

1. Attending college in New York City can be pretty scary, especially for a small-town girl from Des Moines, Iowa. 2. Since I am studying nursing, I decided to join Scorpions for Smiles, a student volunteer group that visits children who spend a lot of time in the hospital wards for recovery or treatment purposes. 3. It's a great feeling knowing that a sick or hurting child is benefiting from my time and upbeat attitude. 4. The last time I visited, I brought coloring supplies so that Amy, the eight-year-old patient I usually spend time with, and I could draw pictures for her family. 5. Amy is a very well-known patient; she is always playing practical jokes on the nurses and doctors! 6. When I visited with my student group this past week, Amy wasn't there because she had an X-ray scheduled. 7. I left her a note with some crayons so that she could color after the procedure. 8. Next week is her birthday. 9. I won't be visiting that day, but when I do, I'll bring two plain T-shirts to decorate with paints and markers. 10. The corner store near my dorm has cake mix for only ninety-nine cents! 11. I'll bring a cake for Amy and the rest of her friends, too!

The corrections made include:
- Removed hyphens in "student volunteer group" and "lot of time."
- Added hyphens in "eight-year-old," "well-known," "T-shirts," and corrected "cake mix" and "ninety-nine."
- Fixed "up-beat" to "upbeat."
- Fixed punctuation and removed the hyphen in "and-the-rest" to "and the rest."