The Dash as Punctuation: Interruptions

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash: Jocelyn said, “But I”

Back

Jocelyn said—“But I”

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash: “Let me expl” Tracy said before she noticed Cobb had left the room.

Back

“Let me expl—” Tracy said before she noticed Cobb had left the room.

Front

Rewrite the sentence using a dash: The teacher was saying, “Take out your books and” when the door flew open.

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The teacher was saying, “Take out your books and—” when the door flew open.

Front

What punctuation mark should be used in the sentence: “No one likes a” Sylvia said as she stepped off the curb? Options: Comma, Dash, Colon, Semicolon

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Dash

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash: The witness started to answer the question by saying, “I don’t”

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The witness started to answer the question by saying—I don’t

Front

Rewrite the sentence using a dash: The tree fell just as Robert said, “I think it’s”

Back

The tree fell just as Robert said—I think it’s

Front

Rewrite the sentence using a dash: Jocelyn said, “But I”

Back

Jocelyn said, “But I—”

Front

Rewrite the sentence using a dash: “Let me expl” Tracy said before she noticed Cobb had left the room.

Back

“Let me expl—” Tracy said before she noticed Cobb had left the room.

Front

Rewrite the sentence using a dash: The teacher was saying, “Take out your books and” when the door flew open.

Back

The teacher was saying, “Take out your books and—” when the door flew open.

Front

Rewrite the sentence using a dash: “No one likes a” Sylvia said as she stepped off the curb.

Back

“No one likes a—” Sylvia said as she stepped off the curb.