Occasionally I write sentences containing subparts with extra information. I never know how to block off this information from the rest of the sentence. Three ways I have seen are dashes, commas, and parentheses. For example:
When Bilbo sat down for a meal — his third of the day — he noticed the table was broken.
When Bilbo sat down for a meal, his third of the day, he noticed the table was broken.
When Bilbo sat down for a meal (his third of the day) he noticed the table was broken.
Which way is correct?
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