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is used to show a large pause or interruption in thought within a sentence.
A comma does not make sense because all a comma does is separate elements in a sentence; a colon separates thoughts and/or enumerations.
Thus, dash was the only reasonable answer.
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the author uses the word "drag" to show that he does not like having to get up so early for school
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holden doesn't kill himself because he doesn't want passerby to see the gore of his dead body. pheobe's upset with this answer because, obviously, allie's dead. holdens answer shows the depth of his depression.
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ignorance of facts relevant to the story they're telling
dishonesty with either the reader or themselves
incorrect interpretation or judgment of the facts