Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A carpenter must use certain tools, hammers, saws, chisels, to finish a job.
A carpenter must use certain tools hammers, saws, chisels -to finish a job.
A carpenter must use certain tools – hammers, saws, chisels to finish a job.
A carpenter must use certain tools- hammers, saws, chisels- to finish a job.
I think it is C
it should still be C right
This sentence needs to read like this, and then it'll be correct:
A carpenter must use certain tools -- hammers, saws, chisels -- to finish a job.
Read up on dashes again to find out why.
That's how it is
Notice the difference between hyphens (-) and dashes (--). They look different and they have different uses.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/hyphen.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/dash.htm
Re-think, and try again. Don't guess!
No. C is incorrect.
nothing else seems to make sense
I did, thank you.
You're welcome.
You are correct. Sentence C is punctuated correctly. To determine the correct answer, we can break down each option and analyze its punctuation.
A) A carpenter must use certain tools, hammers, saws, chisels, to finish a job.
In this option, there are commas around the list of tools but no punctuation mark before "to finish a job." The correct punctuation would require a colon or a dash before the list of tools.
B) A carpenter must use certain tools hammers, saws, chisels -to finish a job.
In this option, there is a dash after the word "chisels," but there should be a punctuation mark before the list of tools. Additionally, there should be no space before the dash.
C) A carpenter must use certain tools – hammers, saws, chisels to finish a job.
This option correctly uses an em dash (—) before the list of tools and does not require a punctuation mark after the list. It is followed by the phrase "to finish a job" without any additional punctuation marks, making it the correct choice.
D) A carpenter must use certain tools- hammers, saws, chisels- to finish a job.
In this option, there is a dash before and after the list of tools, which is incorrect. The correct punctuation would require a colon or an em dash before the list of tools.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C: "A carpenter must use certain tools – hammers, saws, chisels to finish a job."