Is it correct to use a dash dash here?
I'm having a sentence:
The largest rocket ever built - the Saturn V, which launched the first space station and sent astronauts to the Moon ... remains the most powerful vehicle in history.
I wonder whether it is correct to put another dash in the blank. Thank you!
Top answer
No dash is called for. Commas will do nicely in every spot. " That is not ideal, though, because the dash has the force of parentheses, and the main sentence becomes "The largest rocket ever built remains the most powerful vehicle in history".
- No dash is called for.
- Commas will do nicely in every spot.
- " That is not ideal, though, because the dash has the force of parentheses, and the main sentence becomes "The largest rocket ever built remains the most powerful vehicle in history".
- That is not what you are trying to say.
- You want to say that the Saturn V remains that.
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No dash is called for. Commas will do nicely in every spot. If you must use a dash, you need two of them:
"The largest rocket ever built - the Saturn V, which launched the first space station and sent astronauts to the Moon - remains the most powerful vehicle in history."
That is not ideal, though, because the dash has the force of parentheses, and the main sentence becomes "The la
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