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16.3Collecting scattered subjects
TYPICAL ERROR Violins, trumpets, guitars, recorders. All sorts of instruments are taught by our instrumental teachers.
CORRECTION Violins, trumpets, guitars, recorders - all sorts of instruments are taught by our instrumental teachers.

EXPLANATION Notice that the subject of the sentence above is a list. This is what is called a scattered subject. Notice how this scattered subject has been gathered together in the subject all sorts. When scattered subjects are brought together in one subject, we use a dash before that single subject.

Move the dash to the correct position.
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