Before their arrest for vandalism, the students had begun

to practice "rockstar anarchy" and had rejected the

established laws and rules of their college and all public

institutions.

Why is the phrase rockstar anarchy in quotation marks?

O

A. To show that the word supports the author's main idea

B. To show that the phrase is unfamiliar and not commonly used

O

C. To show the author's personal writing style and voice

O

D. To show that the word has been paraphrased

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Hugo Ali

English

11 February, 00:05

Before their arrest for vandalism, the students had begun

to practice "rockstar anarchy" and had rejected the

established laws and rules of their college and all public

institutions.

Why is the phrase rockstar anarchy in quotation marks?

O

A. To show that the word supports the author's main idea

B. To show that the phrase is unfamiliar and not commonly used

O

C. To show the author's personal writing style and voice

O

D. To show that the word has been paraphrased

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Kenzie Smith · Answer 1

The phrase rockstar anarchy in quotation marks to show that the phrase is unfamiliar and not commonly used

Explanation:

Quotation marks have several uses such as referring to information from a different source, paraphrasing, isolation a word or group of words from a sentence, to give it more importance or emphasizing the difference of a word within the text, here the term "rockstar anarchy" is set apart as a word that conveys the most important idea of the message but at the same time is a definition that is not commonly applied.