Which sentence correctly sets off the sudden aside?

Rosa stops speaking and lets her sentence fade away. Which version shows that?

Which sentence marks the pause after the opening word correctly?

Which sentence uses a comma correctly to mark the pause after the introductory phrase?

A writer wants to add a surprising afterthought at the end of the sentence. Which version does that correctly?

Which sentence correctly marks the pause around the aside "if I remember right"?

Dana hesitates partway through her answer. Which version shows that?

In "Wait - did you hear that?" what is the dash doing?

Which mark belongs in the blank? Flour, sugar and eggs ___ that is all the recipe needs.

Which sentence is punctuated incorrectly because the aside is never closed?

Which sentence uses a single dash correctly to build to a sudden ending?

Ana wants her narrator to change direction suddenly at the end of the sentence. Which version does that?

Which sentence punctuates the interrupting word correctly?

In "But I thought you said ..." Leo's voice faded, what does the ellipsis show about Leo?

Which sentence correctly sets off a list that already contains commas?

In which sentence is the clause essential, so it correctly takes no commas?

Which sentence marks the pause before the tag question correctly?

Nadia is cut off by Jamal before she can finish. Which version shows the interruption?

What do the dashes do in "The map - torn at one corner - still showed the trail"?

Which sentence marks the pauses around the name correctly?

Which sentence sets off the appositive correctly?

Which sentence marks the break between the two closely linked ideas correctly?

Why is a dash, rather than a comma, used in "Everyone stopped talking - even the twins"?

Which sentence sets off the complete-sentence interrupter correctly?

Mia pauses, unsure, before she says the name. Which version shows that pause?

Which sentence uses an ellipsis where a dash is needed?

In "By the time we reached the summit, the fog had lifted", what does the comma do?

Which sentence marks the pause between the two independent clauses correctly?

In "Stop - the light is red!" the dash marks an abrupt break in the speaker's thought.

In We stayed inside because it rained, no comma is needed before because, since the because clause comes after the main clause.

A single dash is enough to set off an aside that sits in the middle of a sentence.

A writer wants the break before the final phrase to feel abrupt and dramatic. Which version fits?

Which version shows the narrator interrupting herself to correct a detail?

Which version stretches out the pause before the last words to build suspense?

Which sentence correctly marks the pause between the speaker tag and the quotation?

A caller is cut off in mid-word. Which version shows that break?

A writer wants the aside to slow the sentence as little as possible. Which version fits?

Which sentence correctly sets off the question that interrupts it?

Which sentence is punctuated so readers do not misread it at first?

Which sentence marks the pause before the closing phrase correctly?