Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

I always play soccer my favorite sport on Saturday.

How would you punctuate the nonessential clause in the sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

I always play soccer my favorite sport (on Saturday).
I always play soccer my favorite sport (on Saturday).

I always play soccer (my favorite sport—on Saturday.
I always play soccer (my favorite sport—on Saturday.

I always play soccer—my favorite sport on Saturday.
I always play soccer—my favorite sport on Saturday.

I always play soccer—my favorite sport—on Saturday.

Answer 1

The correct punctuation for the nonessential clause in the sentence is:

I always play soccer—my favorite sport—on Saturday.

This option correctly uses em dashes to set off the nonessential clause "my favorite sport."