Hi, I believe that is a 'dash' and not hyphen. There is a difference between hyphen and dash. dashes may also be used as a substitute for commas to set off a modifier that NAMES people or things, especially if there is a LIST of such people/things. So, I think the usage of 'dash' here is as a subst...

Hi, I believe that is a 'dash' and not hyphen. There is a difference between hyphen and dash. dashes may also be used as a substitute for commas to set off a modifier that NAMES people or things, especially if there is a LIST of such people/things. So, I think the usage of 'dash' here is as a subst...

Hi Vivian, I agree with the OA but can you please help me understand the structure of this sentence. Op A During their years on the frontier, they had numerous pitched battles against Lipans, Kickapoos, Kiowas, Comanches - and their most determined foe, the Apaches, including ferocious encounters wi...

Although A seems right because of parallelism, I think there should be a hidden trick in the sentence So I am between A and C parallelism is set between nouns "inadequate food supplies, harsh weather" so the final element has to be a noun...Op C is a clause, thus can not be parallel to a ...

As it becomes more frequent to have spouses who both work outside the home , companies are beginning to help in finding new employement for the spouses of transferred employees. (A)it becomes more frequent to have spouses who both work outside the home (B)it becomes more frequent to have couples bo...

When people evade

source:--Knewton-prep When people evade fares on public transportation systems, they begin a vicious cycle. Fare evasion results in lost revenue, which forces local governments to raise public transportation fares, which raises the public transportation costs for those who use the public transportat...

@sameerballani

@Geva explained in his initial post that comparison in Op A and Op B is fine...just less preferable

IMO B