ACT Preparation / Unit 2 ACT 0125 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Matching Paired Punctuation
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The idea
Paired punctuation must match: an aside opened with a dash closes with a dash, and one opened with a comma closes with a comma.
In practice
"The ferry—the last one of the night, was late" mixes the pair.
Where people slip
The course derives this rule from both sources, which each describe the marks as enclosing information between a pair.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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