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3 September, 20:21

Read the following sentence.

It is important-actually, it is essential-that the extreme athlete choose the right shoe for the sport.

Why are dashes, rather than parentheses or commas, used in this sentence?

A.

Dashes are being used because they set off longer, less-related parenthetical asides.

B.

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

C.

Dashes are being used to set off an aside that deserves emphasis.

D.

Dashes are being used to set off an appositive.

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  1. 3 September, 23:08
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    C. Dashes are being used to set off an aside that deserves emphasis.
  2. 3 September, 23:34
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    C, In this case the dashes are being used to emphasize the fact that correct shoes are essential for athletes. A is not correct because the information that comes after the dashes are not less related asides to the original statement. D does not make sense and B would also be a reasonable answer but not as good as an answer as C. The information after the dash is not closely related it is directly tied to the original statement.
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