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The phrase, lovely, dark and deep, suggests a change in the poem.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
  1. phrase, "lovely, dark and deep,"
  2. phrase - lovely, dark and deep,
  3. phrase ... lovely, dark and deep ...
  4. NO CHANGE

A
phrase - lovely, dark and deep,
B
phrase, "lovely, dark and deep,"
C
phrase ... lovely, dark and deep ...
D
NO CHANGE
Solution
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Quotation marks are used when we want to use someone else's words in our writing. In the given sentence, a particular phrase has been taken from a poem. This phrase must be enclosed within quotation marks while citing in any sentence. Thus, the correct form of writing the phrase will be, as given in Option B.
Option A - An en dash is used to represent a range of numbers or compound adjectives.
Option C - An ellipsis is generally used to indicate trailing off thought.
Option D is incorrect, a comma is used to set off dependent clauses in a sentence.

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