Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

In a-thousand-years, most of our greatest monuments such as they are will have crumbled to nothing.

In a thousand years, most of our greatest monuments - such as they are - will have crumbled to nothing.

In a thousand years, most of our greatest - monuments such as - they are will have crumbled to nothing.

In a thousand years, most of our greatest monuments such as they are will have crumbled-to-nothing.

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Payton Huffman

8 December, 03:12

Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

In a-thousand-years, most of our greatest monuments such as they are will have crumbled to nothing.

In a thousand years, most of our greatest monuments - such as they are - will have crumbled to nothing.

In a thousand years, most of our greatest - monuments such as - they are will have crumbled to nothing.

In a thousand years, most of our greatest monuments such as they are will have crumbled-to-nothing.

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Matteo Finley · Answer 1

In a thousand years, most of our greatest monuments - such as they are - will have crumbled to nothing.

These dashes may be used as pauses to separate clauses.