Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. When they couldn't make it to the river before dark-they decided to turn back quickly.

B. He tried everything to keep the shelter open-he even begged his friends for support.

C. I studied late into the night-long after everyone else had gone to bed.

D. Holidays are a time for family-friends, and most important of all food.

Question

English

Desirae

6 May, 19:17

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. When they couldn't make it to the river before dark-they decided to turn back quickly.

B. He tried everything to keep the shelter open-he even begged his friends for support.

C. I studied late into the night-long after everyone else had gone to bed.

D. Holidays are a time for family-friends, and most important of all food.

+3

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Mathew Fleming · Answer 1

I believe the answer is

B. He tried everything to keep the shelter open-he even begged his friends for support.

Roselyn Simon · Answer 2

B. He tried everything to keep the shelter open-he even begged his friends for support.

Explanation:

Dashes can be used to introduce a pause, an explanation or an interruption in a sentence, and are more informal than using parenthesis. In that respect, the dash in the sentence given precedes a clarification of the first clause. Thus, it demonstrates evidence of how the person tried to keep the shelter open.

The rest of the options contain incorrect uses of dashes, since they cannot separate clauses in conditional sentences or replace commas setting items apart in a list.