When working with additional information in a sentence, when should dashes be used instead of commas or parentheses?

A.

A dash is always used when renaming a noun.

B.

A dash is used to continue the flow of a complex sentence.

C.

A dash is used to set off a relatively important aside in a way that grabs the reader's attention.

D.

A dash is used in formal writing to set off less important background information.

Question

When working with additional information in a sentence, when should dashes be used instead of commas or parentheses? 



A.
 
A dash is always used when renaming a noun.
 

B.
 
A dash is used to continue the flow of a complex sentence.
 

C.
 
A dash is used to set off a relatively important aside in a way that grabs the reader's attention.
 

D.
 
A dash is used in formal writing to set off less important background information.

anonymous · Answer

https://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/dash.html

anonymous · Answer

I hope that kind of helps...I'm not very knowledgeable with dashes i'm sorry

anonymous · Answer

C. A dash is used to set off a relatively important aside in a way that grabs the reader's attention.

anonymous · Answer

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