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Yakvenalex [24]
3 years ago
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Why are dashes rather than parentheses or commas used in this sentence

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olchik [2.2K]3 years ago
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-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 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.

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