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1
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Banff, Prince Albert, and Riding Mountain these are three—of my favourite national parks.
B)Banff, Prince Albert, and Riding Mountain —these are three—of my favourite national parks.
C)Banff, Prince Albert, and Riding Mountain—these are three of my favourite national parks.
2
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)William Shakespeare, John Keats, William Butler Yeats—these are my favourite poets.
B)William Shakespeare--John Keats—William Butler Yeats—these are my favourite poets.
C)William Shakespeare, John Keats, William Butler Yeats these are my favourite—poets.
3
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Agatha can be very generous. When she feels like it.
B)Agatha can be very generous—]] >when she feels like it.</mattext></material> </response_label> <response_label ident="LID3_3"> <material><mattext>Agatha<![CDATA[—can be very generous, when she feels like it.
4
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven—I consider these three the greatest composers of all time.
B)Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven I consider these three the greatest composers—of all time.
C)Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven I consider these three—the greatest composers of all time.
5
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits he used to watch these shows—into the early morning hours.
B)Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits—he used to watch these shows into the early morning hours.
C)Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits he used to watch these shows into the early morning hours.
6
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Your pet parrot can be vicious especially—when she's pestered.
B)Your pet parrot—can be vicious especially when she's pestered.
C)Your pet parrot can be vicious—especially when she's pestered.
7
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Gerald had to decide between two careers—demolition and architecture.
B)Gerald had to decide—between two careers demolition and architecture.
C)Gerald had to decide between two careers demolition—and architecture.
8
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Mysterious, tantalizing, and nightmarish—these are the words I would choose to describe surrealistic paintings.
B)Mysterious, tantalizing, and nightmarish these are the words—I would choose to describe surrealistic paintings.
C)Mysterious, tantalizing, and nightmarish—these are the words—I would choose to describe surrealistic paintings.
9
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Hinduism—this is the major religion of India—developed over a period of many centuries.
B)Hinduism this is the—major—]] >religion of India, developed over a period of many centuries.</mattext></material> </response_label> <response_label ident="LID9_3"> <material><mattext>Hinduism--this is the major religion<![CDATA[—of India, developed over a period of many centuries.
10
Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item.
A)Violent, dirty, and hectic—this is what life in the city seems like to some people.
B)Violent, dirty, and hectic, this is what life—in the city seems—like to some people.
C)Violent, dirty, and hectic; this is what life—in the city seems like to some people.







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