Question

(LC)Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

Before his European travel highlight of his summer, Mickey forced-himself to pay-off his credit cards.

Before his highlight of his summer European travel – Mickey forced himself to pay off his credit cards.

Before his European travel, the highlight of his summer Mickey – forced himself to – pay off his credit-cards.

Before his European travel – the highlight of his summer – Mickey forced himself to pay off his credit cards.

Answer 1

The last one, Before his European travel- the highlight of his summer-... ect.
is the right answer

Answer 2

Before his European travel – the highlight of his summer – Mickey forced himself to pay off his credit cards. The last option is the correct one which shows correct use of em dashes.

The em dash can take the place of commas, parentheses, or colons, in each case to slightly different effect. Notwithstanding its versatility, the em dash is best limited to two appearances per sentence.