Question

read the sentence.
the works of charles dickens a famous british writer include david copperfield and oliver twist.
which is the best revision of this sentence?
○ the works of charles dickens a famous british writer include, david copperfield and oliver twist.
○ the works of charles dickens, a famous british writer, include david copperfield and oliver twist.
○ the works of charles dickens—a famous british writer include david copperfield and oliver twist.
○ the works of charles dickens a famous british writer include—david copperfield and oliver twist.

Explanation:

To revise the sentence correctly, we need to set off the appositive phrase "a famous British writer" which provides additional information about Charles Dickens. Commas are used to set off non - restrictive appositives. In the first option, the comma after "include" is incorrect. In the third option, the em - dash is misused as it should be used to set off the appositive with a pair (either two em - dashes or one em - dash and a comma, but here the structure is wrong). In the fourth option, the em - dash is incorrectly placed as it disrupts the normal sentence structure. The second option uses commas to correctly set off the appositive "a famous British writer".

Answer:

B. The works of Charles Dickens, a famous British writer, include David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.