Question

Which sentence below shows correct use of an em dash?

We’re hosting a party – you are invited, of course – later this month.
We’re hosting a party you are invited – of course later this month.
We’re – hosting a party, you are invited of course later – this month.
We’re hosting – a party – you are invited of course, later, this month.

Answer 1

Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is "We’re hosting a party – you are invited, of course – later this month." or option A. A em dash is a dash that is set in sentences to show a difference or change in tone. First remove the dashes from the sentence of option A. "We’re hosting a party you are invited, of course later this month." In the sentence you will see that there's a shift in tone in three different areas here you can see that there is a tone when they say "we're hosting a party" so set a dash there, another shift in tone when they say "you are invited", then there's a shift in tone when they say "later this month."

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

A. We're hosting a party -- you are invited, of course -- later this month.

The trick to figuring out them em dash is that if you remove the part inside ('you are invited, of course'), the rest of the sentence still needs to make sense with that bit removed ('we're hosting a party later this month').