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Choose which sentences use dashes correctly or incorrectly.

1. Monday—what an awful day it was—was cold, damp, dreary, and rainy.

2. The white “thing”—Cedric really thought it was a ghosts was—a sheet draped over a bush.

3. Usman wrote his assignment in a small notebook—he has a tendency to forget things.

4. Sue and Ann got in line—for free tickets, the first in a very long line.

5. The residents of the neighborhood—there are many of them—came together to support the new store.

6. A brilliant cardinal—a rare sight around here perched on the branch of a maple tree.

7. Dr. Khanduja—he’s from India—is our family doctor.

8. My father’s favorite car—after all, it was—his first one was an old convertible clunker.

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Answer:

I hope what I put is correct. If it isn't, I'm sorry.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct: 1,5,7

Not too sure: 3(I think it's incorrect)

Incorrect: 2(it also has a grammar error?),4, 6, 8

Dashes are used in the beginning and end of a series. These would otherwise cause confusion. For example, "The three elements - earth, water, and fire - worked together."

To test if a dash makes sense, pause wherever there is a dash while reading the sentence out loud. Does it make sense to pause there? If yes, then usually the dash is correct. If no, the dash is not correct.

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Answer:

8 is your correct answer

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