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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | The Bonavista orchestra ought to win the competition—their violin section is the best in the state. |
| | B) | The Bonavista orchestra ought to win the competition, their violin section;—is the best in the state. |
| | C) | The Bonavista orchestra—ought to win the competition, their violin section is the best in the state. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | Ramona didn't know, how could she, that Alexis was already—at the party. |
| | B) | Ramona didn't know—how could she—that Alexis was already at the party. |
| | C) | Ramona didn't know—how could she?—that Alexis was already at the party. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | Grasping for an explanation—Sergei only managed to say, "I'm really sorry, but." |
| | B) | Grasping for an explanation, Sergei only managed to say, "I'm really sorry, but—." |
| | C) | Grasping for an explanation, Sergei only managed—to say, "I'm really sorry, but . . ." |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | Two years after being told by her boss that she did not have "what it takes," Sonia had become a stockbroker—and a millionaire. |
| | B) | Two years after being told by her boss—that she did not have "what it takes," Sonia had become a stockbroker and a millionaire. |
| | C) | Two years after being told by her boss that she did not—have "what it takes," Sonia had become a stockbroker, and a millionaire. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | City politicians if not all politicians—should spend more time talking with small-business owners. |
| | B) | City politicians—if not all politicians should spend more time talking with small-business owners. |
| | C) | City politicians—if not all politicians—should spend more time talking with small-business owners. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | Many musicians who play the oboe also play the English horn and oboe d'amore—double-reed instruments whose ranges are slightly lower. |
| | B) | Many musicians who play the oboe also play the English horn—and oboe d'amore, double-reed instruments whose ranges are slightly lower. |
| | C) | Many musicians who play the oboe also play--the English horn and oboe d'amore—double-reed instruments whose ranges are slightly lower. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | The dangers of the disease—its resistance to penicillin, its ability to avoid detection, and its transmissibility should not be underestimated. |
| | B) | The dangers of the disease—its resistance to penicillin, its ability to avoid detection, and its transmissibility—should not be underestimated. |
| | C) | The dangers of the disease its resistance to penicillin, its ability to avoid detection, and its —transmissibility—should not be underestimated. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | The piano is an easy instrument to play but a difficult one to—play well. |
| | B) | The piano is an easy instrument to play—but a difficult one to play well. |
| | C) | The piano is an easy instrument to play—but a difficult one—to play well. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | The computer has launched entire corporations—even empires since its inception in the earlier part of the twentieth century. |
| | B) | The computer has launched entire corporations—even empires—since its inception in the earlier part of the twentieth century. |
| | C) | The computer has launched entire corporations even empires since its inception—in the earlier part of the twentieth century. |
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Paying attention to the correct use of dashes, choose the best written item. |
| | A) | The hardships—Ludwig van Beethoven had to overcome—were considerable, several handicapped brothers and sisters, an abusive father, and—the loss of his hearing at age twenty-nine. |
| | B) | The hardships—Ludwig van Beethoven—had to overcome were considerable several handicapped brothers and sisters, an abusive father, and the loss of his hearing at age twenty-nine. |
| | C) | The hardships Ludwig van Beethoven had to overcome were considerable—several handicapped brothers and sisters, an abusive father, and the loss of his hearing at age twenty-nine. |
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