Question

Insert one dash where needed.

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"The proceeds will support our yes, 100 percent of the proceeds will support our efforts to protect endangered species," explained the chair of the fund-raising committee.

Answer 1

To correct the sentence, a dash should be inserted after 'our' to emphasize the interruptive phrase 'yes, 100 percent of the proceeds'. The resulting sentence emphasizes the full commitment of the funds raised to support the cause of protecting endangered species.

Step-by-step explanation:

The appropriate place to insert a dash in the provided sentence is after the word 'our' and before the phrase 'yes, 100 percent of the proceeds'. This indicates a break in thought and adds emphasis to the confirmation that follows.

The corrected sentence would be: "The proceeds will support our—yes, 100 percent of the proceeds will support our efforts to protect endangered species," explained the chair of the fund-raising committee.

Using a dash in this way is consistent with the rules outlined in section 11.7: Dashes and Parentheses. Dashes set off emphasis and nonessential information within a sentence more strongly than commas or parentheses.

For instance, in Example 1 'The U.S.S. Constitution became known as "Old Ironsides" during the War of 1812—during which the cannonballs fired from the British H.M.S. Guerriere merely bounced off the sides of the Constitution,' the dash serves to emphasize the content that follows. Similarly, it is used in the fund-raising committee's statement to emphasize the total commitment of the proceeds.