A dash, like a semicolon, can be used to separate a new thought in a sentence from the original thought. Let's take a look at our answer choices and see which fits this description the best...
1. "I am learning about Japan -- believe it or not, it is a chain of around 4,000 islands."
This looks pretty good. The speaker is representing an original thought in the part regarding their learning about Japan, and then introducing a new thought with the statement about the fact that Japan is a chain of around 4,000 islands.
This looks like a good bet as our right answer, but let us examine the other answers anyway.
2. "I am learning -- about Japan believe it or not, it is a chain of around 4,000 islands."
This choice doesn't seem to make much sense no matter which way you look at it. Grammatical and punctuation errors abound. We can scratch this off our list.
3. "I am learning about Japan believe it or not -- it is a chain of around 4,000 islands."
This would almost be correct if it had a period after the word 'Japan', since there is an interjection being used there. Commas will always precede an interjection (or follow one if it is at the beginning of the sentence).
So our correct answer is choice 1, as this is the only sentence that correctly uses the dash, as well as all the other punctuation.
Hope that helped! =)
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "D. following a story map to stay on track and keep the story line moving forward."
Here are the following choices:
<span>A. making corrections to grammar and spelling
B. revising to ensure the story is interesting
C. free writing to generate ideas for a story’s theme
D. following a story map to stay on track and keep the story line moving forward</span>
Pinky went to the refrigerator and pulled out two slim deli packets. Today we are making sandwiches. Most people think sandwiches are simple. But there are rules. Let's first start with the flling." Pinky held up one package. "This is Havarti and this ..." she tapped a perfectly manicured hand on the second packet... "this is Provolone. She opened the flimsy packaging and with a three-tined fork, peeled off a thin slice of white and then golden cheese and placed the slices on our plates. "Try them," she coaxed.
What is the author's main purpose?
to create an experience for the reader through abstract details
to demonstrate what the causes and effects of fine dining are
to narrate an incident using humor
to narrate a story using sensory images
Answer:
to narrate a story using sensory images
Explanation:
The use of sensory images is a literary technique where the writer engages the reader to think deeply about the subject matter through the use of the five senses.
Based on the passage, the author describes the motion and action of Pinky as she went to the refrigerator and started to list the items and how they looked like.
The author's main purpose is to narrate a story using sensory images
