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tia_tia [17]
3 years ago
10

Why are dashes, rather than parentheses or commas, used in this sentence?

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2 answers:
Mariana [72]3 years ago
8 0
Dashes are used instead of parentheses or commas in the sentence because of the following reasons:
-Parentheses are used to set off a participle word or words which can be omitted, but does not affect the whole thought of the sentence. In addition, parentheses could also be used to add a specific detail about the word beside it.
-Dashes, just like parentheses, are used to set additional information off. Dashes are commonly used if the words it enclosed already has a comma or commas in it, just to avoid confusion. In addition, dashes are more appropriate to use for interrupted sentences.
Aloiza [94]3 years ago
3 0

A. Parentheses are being used because they set off longer, less-related parenthetical asides.

Good luck on the rest! xx

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