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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Kendra Waters
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Dashes
(−) are punctuation marks that can be used to set apart parenthetical information from the rest of a sentence.

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Dashes
*In the sentences to the right, "a new find just ahead" and "the best qualified in the world" provide parenthetical information. They add explanations, but are not necessary for understanding.
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Fill in the Blanks
Identify the information that should be surrounded by dashes.
While I sat at my desk the thought racing through my mind I could not focus on the task at hand.
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Identify the information that should be surrounded by dashes.
The coach the new one gave us some pointers.
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Identify the information that should be surrounded by dashes.
The musicians all of them with brown jackets took their seats in the concert hall.
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Identify the information that should be surrounded by dashes.
The racers the racer in red among them zoomed forward as rain began to fall.
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Identify the information that should be surrounded by dashes.
I ate yogurt the kind in the purple container for lunch.
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Identify the information that should be surrounded by dashes.
Pat the neighbor with the lawn mower came over to visit.
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Dashes
(−) are punctuation marks that can be used to set apart parenthetical information from the rest of a sentence.

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