Dashes

Dashes

 $\left(-\right)$  are punctuation marks that can be used to set apart parenthetical information from the rest of a sentence.

Dashes

*In the sentences to the right, "a new find just ahead" and "the best qualified in the world" provide parenthetical information. They add explanations, but are not necessary for understanding.

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While I sat at my desk the thought racing through my mind I could not focus on the task at hand.

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The coach the new one gave us some pointers.

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The musicians all of them with brown jackets took their seats in the concert hall.

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The racers the racer in red among them zoomed forward as rain began to fall.

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I ate yogurt the kind in the purple container for lunch.

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Pat the neighbor with the lawn mower came over to visit.