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Select all that apply. Which of the following can be used to mark interruptions? semicolons, dashes, commas, exclamation points, colons

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Answer:

dashes and commas

Step-by-step explanation:

for example-"Jack, (pause) will you do the dishes?"

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Answer:

Dashes and commas

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the functions of dashes and commas is to mark an interruption from the rest of a sentence. These punctuation marks can be used in pairs (when they are in the middle of a sentence) or alone (mainly when they are at the end of the sentence) and their main difference is that while commas are used to mark off a weak interruption, dashes mark a strong interruption.

Examples:

He loved me — that's what he had said— but he left abruptly and never came back.

Mark wanted a family — or so he believed.

I liked your company, of course, but I had to go home.

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