Domain 4 | Extra Information: Commas, Dashes, Parentheses — or Nothing at All
Decide whether a phrase is extra or essential, then bracket it with a matching pair of commas, dashes or parentheses — or leave it alone, because on many of these questions adding nothing is the correct answer.
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Objective: You will be able to identify when a phrase or clause is nonessential extra information versus essential identifying information, correctly bracket nonessential elements with a matching pair of commas, dashes, or parentheses, and catch the two big traps: a mismatched pair (comma...dash) and pairing punctuation with a restrictive element that needs none at all.
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