The poor plague ridden residential areas of the town were shut off from the rest of the world. Edit the above sentence and include the correct use of hyphens.

The poor plaque-ridden residential areas of the town were shut off from the rest of the world.

Explanation:

plaque ridden is a hyphenated word so should include a hyphen

i believe the answer is a

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

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