Question

Which of the following uses dashes correctly? "The New Zealand Papua New Guinea handball team's stars Fredrickson, Iacho, Honey, and Ipatas have all demonstrated hey, what's that duck doing here?" "The New Zealand-Papua New Guinea handball team's stars Fredrickson, Iacho, Honey, and Ipatas, have all demonstrated—hey, what's that duck doing here?" "The New Zealand—Papua New Guinea handball team's stars—Fredrickson, Iacho, Honey, and Ipatas—have all demonstrated—hey, what's that duck doing here?"

Answer 1

Answer:

Out of the following statements, the correct use of dashes is presented in Option 2

"The New Zealand-Papua New Guinea handball team's stars Fredrickson, Iacho, Honey, and Ipatas, have all demonstrated—hey, what's that duck doing here?"

The use of dash after the verb highlights the surprise which is experienced by the players on seeing a duck in the middle of their playing field.

Answer 2

Answer:

The second option is correct.

"The New Zealand-Papua New Guinea handball team's stars Fredrickson, Iacho, Honey, and Ipatas, have all demonstrated-hey, what's that duck doing here?"

Explanation: