Now try your hand at planning a search. Below is a search question with the concepts bolded.

Should minors be jailed? In the first box on the left below list keywords (synonyms) for minors and in the box below that list keywords for jailed. Compare your keywords with the ones in the boxes on the right.

enter keywords here Click "View a List" to see keywords

enter keywords here Click "View a List" to see keywords

 

Now combine your keywords in a search string using boolean operators, nesting, and truncation.

enter search string here Click "Check Search String" to see the correct search string.

 

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