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Multiple Choice

In a search with the parameters "cooking - French", results should contain the:

The concept being tested is how a minus sign functions in search syntax. The phrase cooking - French means you want results that contain the word cooking but exclude any results that also contain French. So the results must include cooking and must not include French anywhere in the document. The best choice states exactly that: the word cooking appears, but the word French does not. The other options would require French to be present, require the exact phrase "French cooking," or present an illogical combination (like having both words yet excluding one in a contradictory way).

The concept being tested is how a minus sign functions in search syntax. The phrase cooking - French means you want results that contain the word cooking but exclude any results that also contain French. So the results must include cooking and must not include French anywhere in the document. The best choice states exactly that: the word cooking appears, but the word French does not. The other options would require French to be present, require the exact phrase "French cooking," or present an illogical combination (like having both words yet excluding one in a contradictory way).