Understanding Dashes as Punctuation

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What is the purpose of using a dash in a sentence?

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To substitute for parentheses, it is, or They are

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash as a substitution: I know who is at the door; it is the mailman.

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I know who is at the door—the mailman.

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash as a substitution: 'The Beatles (the most famous rock band in history) were from England.'

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The Beatles—the most famous rock band in history—were from England.

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash as a substitution: Let’s agree on the next steps; they are make a plan, divide the work, and complete the assignment.

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Let’s agree on the next steps—make a plan, divide the work, and complete the assignment.

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash as a substitution: Tomorrow (my last day of school) is almost here.

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Tomorrow -my last day of school-is almost here.

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash as a substitution: She knew who she would pick on her team and they were Ralph, Juan and Lucy.

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She knew who she would pick on her team - Ralph, Juan and Lucy.

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Rewrite the sentence using a dash as a substitution: Mary, Queen of Scots (who was also a French queen) was cousin to Elizabeth I of England.

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Mary, Queen of Scots - who was also a French queen - was cousin to Elizabeth I of England.