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The document discusses the use of dashes (em dashes) in writing. Dashes can be used sparingly in formal writing and can replace commas, semicolons, and colons to add emphasis, indicate interruptions, or show abrupt changes in thought. Several examples are provided that demonstrate inserting additional information within dashes.
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- 2. Be used sparingly in formal writing May replace commas, semicolons, colons and parentheses Be used to: Add emphasis Indicate an interruption Show an abrupt change in thought
- 3. You are the friendthe only friendwho offered to help me. Never have I met such a lovely person before you. I pay the billsshe has all the fun. I need three items at the storedog food, vegetarian chili, and cheddar cheese. My agreement with Fiona is clearshe teaches me French, and I teach her German. Please call my agentJessica Cohenabout hiring me. I wish you wouldoh, nevermind.
- 4. Hemy ex-boyfriendtold a fallacious story about me, which is why we broke up.
- 5. Mrs. Lurkins informed the student, I think we are at an impasseyou clearly wont admit this paper is plagiarized.
- 6. Iunderstand why you are berating meI was supposed to be home an hour ago.
- 7. Myentire family suffered from the flu last week. We had every symptom in the book nausea, stomach pains, fever, and vertigo!
- 8. Tom Brady has been zealous year after year in his pursuit of greatness. Unfortunately, so has one other playerEli Manning.