Read the following sentence.

it is important—actually, it is essential—that the extreme athlete choose the right shoe for the sport.

why are dashes, rather than parentheses or commas, used in this sentence?
a.
dashes are being used because they set off longer, less-related parenthetical asides.
b.
dashes are being used to set off brief, closely-related parenthetical asides.
c.
dashes are being used to set off an aside that deserves emphasis.
d.
dashes are being used to set off an appositive.

Which two characteristics are basic parts of a literary analysis essay about a play?

Which phrase refers to the contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen? situational ironydramatic ironyverbal ironyconflict and resolution

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?