Dashes and the Prefix "sub-"

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Insert a dash or dashes where needed in the following sentence: A blizzard to be expected in January delayed Mia’s flight home.

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A blizzard—to be expected in January—delayed Mia's flight home.

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Where should the dashes be placed in the following sentence to make it more dramatic? Oliver the only one who offered to help me move was a true friend.

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Oliver -- the only one who offered to help me move -- was a true friend.

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Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain who to call? Options: If you need something, call my assistant Liam — not Jackson and he’ll help you., If you need something, call my assistant—Evelyn, not Jackson—and she’ll help you.

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If you need something, call my assistant—Evelyn, not Jackson—and she’ll help you.

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Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas in this fun group of friends?

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All four of them—Hannah, Daniel, Evelyn, and Brett—did well in college.

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The protesters were arrested on the grounds of providing ________ pamphlets against the government. Options: suburb, subversive, submarine, subway, subsist, substandard

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subversive

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The ________ moved slowly beneath the surface of the water, invisible to the world above the sea.

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submarine

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-sub

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under

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The Navy has _____________ in its fleet of underwater soldiers.

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submarines

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Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to emphasize the speaker's surprise? Options: She was believe it or not completely unaware of the situation., She was—believe it or not completely unaware of the situation., She was—believe it or not—completely unaware of the situation., She was believe it or not—completely unaware—of the situation.

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She was—believe it or not—completely unaware of the situation.

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Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to add additional information? The conference held—annually in New York attracts—thousands of attendees., The conference held annually—in New York attracts thousands—of attendees., The conference held annually in New York attracts thousands of attendees., The conference—held annually in New York—attracts thousands of attendees.

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The conference—held annually in New York—attracts thousands of attendees.