Answer:
1. Despite her advancing years, Jake was still the best dough maker in the kitchen.
2. Jake was still the best dough maker in the kitchen despite her advancing years.
3. Since Alex got here, He's been nothing but trouble.
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Answer:
The use of the hyphen should be reviewed.
Explanation:
The hyphen is used to join two ideas in a single paragraph. However, the fomra as the hyphen was used in the question aciam, does not promote the fluidity of the text and can generate confusion, especially in the beginning of the paragraph, where the sentences after the hyphen end up contradicting the information given in the first sentence of the paragraph. In addition, the hyphen is not promoting the connection between the beginning of the ceiling and the end. At the end of the text, the information after the hyphen does not appear to be linked to the information before the first hyphen.
be used to- express that a situation is not new or strange or is no longer new or strange.
example: Are you used to the climate?
Get used to- express an action or situation become less strange or new,or becomes more comfortable.
example: She is getting used to wake up early for her new job.