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.

Answer 1

The traceur (a male parkour practitioner) must be very physically fit and agile in his movements.

Why are parentheses, rather than dashes or commas, used in this sentence?
A.Parentheses are being used because they set off longer, less-related parenthetical asides.

B.Parentheses are being used because they are setting off an aside that already contains commas.

C.Parentheses are being used because they are providing background or additional information

D.Parentheses are being used to set off brief, closely-related parenthetical asides