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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Could you please answer this question?
Which one of the following sentences uses dashes incorrectly?
a)
There are two things about myself of which I am proud-my hair and my abdominal muscles.
b)
Statistics and chemistry-these are the two classes I'm most dreading.
c)
The kids-wearing their swimsuits-jumped into the fishpond.
d)
The thing that students complain about most-reading-is also the area in which they are least proficient.
a)
There are two things about myself of which I am proud-my hair and my abdominal muscles.
b)
Statistics and chemistry-these are the two classes I'm most dreading.
c)
The kids-wearing their swimsuits-jumped into the fishpond.
d)
The thing that students complain about most-reading-is also the area in which they are least proficient.
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Hi, Which one of the following sentences uses dashes incorrectly? a) There are two things about myself of which I am proud-my hair and my abdominal muscles. b) Statistics and chemistry-these are the two classes I'm most dreading.
- Hi, Which one of the following sentences uses dashes incorrectly?
- a) There are two things about myself of which I am proud-my hair and my abdominal muscles.
- b) Statistics and chemistry-these are the two classes I'm most dreading.
- c) The kids-wearing their swimsuits-jumped into the fishpond.
- d) The thing that students complain about most-reading-is also the area in which they are least proficient.
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Hi,
Which one of the following sentences uses dashes incorrectly?
a)
There are two things about myself of which I am proud-my hair and my abdominal muscles.
b)
Statistics and chemistry-these are the two classes I'm most dreading.
c)
The kids-wearing their swimsuits-jumped into the fishpond.
d)
The thing that studen
Which one of the following sentences uses dashes incorrectly?
a)
There are two things about myself of which I am proud-my hair and my abdominal muscles.
b)
Statistics and chemistry-these are the two classes I'm most dreading.
c)
The kids-wearing their swimsuits-jumped into the fishpond.
d)
The thing that studen
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I have this same question for my english class, and I have no idea what the answer is.
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Hi,
You didn't like my answer from one year ago?
On reading this thread again, I want to add his comment.
If you do want to use a dash, leave a space before it and a space after it. The dashes in those examples all look ;ike hyphens to
You didn't like my answer from one year ago?
On reading this thread again, I want to add his comment.
If you do want to use a dash, leave a space before it and a space after it. The dashes in those examples all look ;ike hyphens to
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It's a multiple choice question. Any answer besides the given options is of little use.
The correct answer is C
The kids—wearing their swimsuits—jumped into the fishpond.
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