Step-4

Title: Colons and dashes

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S6-L2

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Step Type Explanation Answer

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Problem

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act a significant profit but not its outcome.

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Clue

Punctuations help end, pause, and emphasize certain sentence parts.

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Hint

A dash in a sentence separates a sentence indicating a longer pause than a comma and semi-colon.

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Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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Choice.A

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act a significant profit but not its outcome.

The provided sentence is incorrect due to a lack of appropriate punctuation to separate the clauses.

No change

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Choice.B

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act - a significant profit - but not its outcome.

The sentence is grammatically sound, clear, and concise. The use of a dash adds emphasis and clarity to the relationship between the immediate effect and the significant profit, making it a well-structured and effective statement.

act - a significant profit - but

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Choice.C

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act , a significant profit , but not its outcome.

The provided sentence is incorrect due to the misuse of commas. The use of commas to separate phrases in this context creates a disjointed structure.

act , a significant profit , but

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Choice.D

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act . a significant profit . but not its outcome.

The provided sentence is incorrect due to the misuse of periods.

act . a significant profit . but

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Step:

Correct sentence

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act- a significant profit- but not its outcome.

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Answer

Option

B

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Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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