To hit forcibly or intentionally .
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C. Here is a mug of hot, and creamy cocoa.
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A comma must be placed after the word "hot" because there are more than one adjectives used to describe "cocoa" which the adjectives modified.
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I think the answer is B) The students could not hear the bell ring in the cafeteria. If the arguement was hard to ignore, then they probably couldn't hear the bell.