What is the purpose of the dashes in this sentence, "During the 'working' day, she labored beside-not behind-my father in the fields."?

a. to highlight the importance of the words 'not behind'

c. to highlight the importance of the phrase "my father in the fields"

b. to take the place of semi-colons

d. to take the place of periods.

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9 March, 01:45

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Aden Reyes · Answer 1

The answer would be a because the author is trying to make you know that she was not behind him, but standing next to him.

Paityn Carney · Answer 2

Answer A is correct, as the others do not make sense.