Question

Elongated hyphens would make this sentence grammatically correct: Gideon and Francis took a difficult but not interesting science course.
Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of elongated hyphens? (4 points)


Gideon - and - Francis took a difficult but not interesting science course.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult but not - interesting science - course.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult - but not interesting - science course.
Gideon and Francis - took a difficult - but not interesting science course.

Answer 1

The answer would be the 3rd sentence.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult - but not interesting - science course.

Answer 2

Answer: The sentence that demonstrates the correct use of elongated hyphens is "Gideon and Francis took a difficult - but not interesting - science course".

Explanation: Elongated hyphens are added in a sentence to emphasize a particular idea. Therefore, they have the opposite effect of parenthesis, which minimize the information provided. Moreover, elongated hyphens give place to abrupt interruptions. The sentence "Gideon and Francis took a difficult - but not interesting - science course" is the one that uses the elongated hyphens in a correct way because what the writer wants to emphasize is the fact that the science course was not interesting.