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Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? John Adams—1735–1826—was the second president of the United States.
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John Adams, 1735–1826, was the second president of the United States.
John Adams [1735–1826] was the second president of the United States.

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Answer 1
Answer: Your answer is correct.

Here's why:

Parentheses are used in this sentence to denote the subject's year of birth and year of death without the use of words "born" and "died". This is a shorten version which is placed directly after the name of the person referred to. 
Answer 2
Answer:

Answer:

John Adams (1735–1826) was the second president of the United States.

Explanation:

This is the only option in which the birth and death of the man whom we're speaking about is put between brackets, which is the correct way of doing so according to grammatical rules.

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Select all that apply! After all went dark, what happened in the saloon? The walls opened to reveal glass all around. Captain Nemo came in the room. They journeyed for two hours, spotting many ocean creatures.

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After all went dark, the walls opened to reveal glass all around. Although it should be noted that there are several times in the story when all things go dark. 

SOS:

The answers are:

  1. The walls opened to reveal glass all around.
  2. They journeyed for two hours, spotting many ocean creatures.

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It is a rule among people who write for publication never to proofread their own work. Why?They will be tempted to rewrite the text and miss their publication deadline.
They are too involved in the meaning of the text and may not see errors.
Most writers are not detail-oriented and will not do a thorough job.

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The second one sounds the most correct.

Although the words “premonition” and “foreboding” have similar meanings, they are different because

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These words are different because they have different connotations. Premonition has a neutral connotation - if you have a premonition, you foresee, or predict that something is going to happen. On the other hand, foreboding has a negative connotation - if you have a foreboding, you have a feeling that something bad is going to happen.

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Answer:

HOW DOES mARCUS REACT WHEN HE IS CALLED TO THE OFFICE?

Explanation:

The use of the interrogative word HOW suggests evaluation.To evaluate means to assess or determine the quality of something.In this case the question is refering to the assessment of the  attitude and way of responding Marcus showed when called to the office.
The third one, because it asks you about the judgement of something

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C. However

"As well as" and "similarly" both show similarity, not contrast, so A and B are not correct. "At the same time" can be used to show contrast, but "however" is always used to show contrast, so it is the correct answer.
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