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Although the dash is pretty rare on the GMAT, it certainly does show up and is therefore worth discussing. Most often, the dash can take the place of a comma under a few specific scenarios:
1. The dash can serve to see off a list:
"I went to the mall with my friends -- Jim, Joe, and Jerry -- and bought a new pair of pants." Here, my friends names are "Jim, Joe, and Jerry." Often, people use commas here. The issue with commas is that it would be slightly ambiguous:
"I went to the mall with my friends, Jim, Joe, and Jerry, and bought a new pair of pants." Here, it's not clear whether Jim, Joe, and Jerry ARE the friends or if they went to the mall WITH me and my friends.
2. The dash can serve to set off a parenthetical:
"My high school football team -- who hasn't won a game in 40 years -- just beat the best school in the state." Here, the dash serves the same purposes as parentheses. You really don't use parentheses on formal occasions such as GMAT test day.
Hope that helps!
Brett
Although the dash is pretty rare on the GMAT, it certainly does show up and is therefore worth discussing. Most often, the dash can take the place of a comma under a few specific scenarios:
1. The dash can serve to see off a list:
"I went to the mall with my friends -- Jim, Joe, and Jerry -- and bought a new pair of pants." Here, my friends names are "Jim, Joe, and Jerry." Often, people use commas here. The issue with commas is that it would be slightly ambiguous:
"I went to the mall with my friends, Jim, Joe, and Jerry, and bought a new pair of pants." Here, it's not clear whether Jim, Joe, and Jerry ARE the friends or if they went to the mall WITH me and my friends.
2. The dash can serve to set off a parenthetical:
"My high school football team -- who hasn't won a game in 40 years -- just beat the best school in the state." Here, the dash serves the same purposes as parentheses. You really don't use parentheses on formal occasions such as GMAT test day.
Hope that helps!
Brett
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11 Nov 2010, 07:10
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- is a seperator of the non-essential part
