EXERCISE 8
Correcting Sentences by Using Dashes and
Parentheses
On the line after each of the following sentences, show where dashes and parentheses are
needed by writing the word before
the first mark, the enclosed material, and the word
after the second mark.
EX. Jerome agreed to listen to an opera what a shock if his parents would listen to
his rap records.
opera-what a shock-if
1. Casey is worried that her grade-point average it's 3.6 is not high enough for her to
win a scholarship to the Naval Academy
.



Answer :

To correct the sentence using dashes and parentheses in Exercise 8, you need to identify where these punctuation marks should be placed to improve clarity and structure.

For the given sentence: "Casey is worried that her grade-point average it's 3.6 is not high enough for her to win a scholarship to the Naval Academy."

One way to correct this sentence would be:
- Casey is worried that her grade-point average (it's 3.6) is not high enough for her to win a scholarship to the Naval Academy.

In this corrected version, parentheses are used to provide additional but non-essential information about the grade-point average being 3.6. This punctuation choice helps set this information apart from the main sentence structure.

By using parentheses in this way, the sentence becomes clearer and easier to understand, ensuring that the reader can distinguish between the essential and non-essential information presented.