Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

A.

We had one thing in mind: swimming-in the ocean.

B.

The phone-just kept ringing and ringing all afternoon.

C.

The music teacher gave him a choice of horns-for example, the trumpet, the tuba, or the saxophone.

D.

A red chair sat in front of-the fireplace.

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Christian Hutchinson

13 June, 14:14

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

A.

We had one thing in mind: swimming-in the ocean.

B.

The phone-just kept ringing and ringing all afternoon.

C.

The music teacher gave him a choice of horns-for example, the trumpet, the tuba, or the saxophone.

D.

A red chair sat in front of-the fireplace.

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Bronson Cunningham · Answer 1

The answer is the option C. The music teacher gave him a choice of horns - for example, the trumpet, the tuba or the saxophone, because it is correctly separating two main clauses; in this case the second clause contains and explanation of the first one. In the options A, B and C the dashes are splitting phrases that should not be split.

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?A.We had one thing in mind: swimming-in the ocean.B.The phone-just kept ringing and ringing all afternoon.C.The music teacher gave him a choice of horns-for example, the trumpet, the tuba, or the saxophone.D.A red chair sat in front of-the fireplace.