Question

Joan asked the town councilman to re-sign the letter of petition after she made necessary changes to the original.

Why does re-sign contain a hyphen in this sentence?
A) to explain why the petition was being signed
B) to draw attention to the subject of the sentence
C) to emphasize that the original petition was edited
D) to avoid confusion between re-sign and resign

Answer 1

The answer is absolutely A I agree

Answer 2

The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

It is A because re-sign means to sign again.