Question

)Which sentence below shows correct use of em dashes?

By the end-of-the-story, no one could believe it the main-character, was dead.
By – the end of the story no one could believe it, the main – character was dead.
By the end of the story, no-one could believe it the main, character – was dead.
By the end of the story – no one could believe it – the main character was dead.

Answer 1

By the end-of-the-story, no one could believe it the main-character, was dead.