Which of the following search operators should be used to exclude certain words or phrases from a search?

The minus sign (-) is the standard operator used in Google Search to exclude specific words or phrases from search results. When you place a minus sign immediately before a word (with no space), Google will exclude pages containing that term. For example, searching "jaguar -car" will show results about the animal while excluding pages about the automobile. This is a fundamental search technique taught in Google's educational resources.

A. Quotation marks ("") force an exact phrase match, not exclusion.

B. OR expands results by including pages with either term.

C. AND is implied between search terms to narrow results.

1. Google Search Help Documentation - "Refine web searches" - Section on exclusion operators: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433

2. Google for Education Training Center - "Google Search Education" - Module on Advanced Search Techniques

3. "Teach with Google" Official Courseware - Search Skills curriculum

Unit 2: Search Operators

Note: While "NOT" is the logical concept

the actual operator in Google Search is the minus sign (-).