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While I was out playing badminton: trying to forget my poor exam scores, I turned my ankle and injured it.

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Solution

The correct option is D While I was out playing badminton - trying to forget my poor exam scores - I turned my ankle and injured it.
According to general rule, em dashes are used to set off parenthetical information, as using em dashes, on both sides, puts the focus on the information between the em dashes.
Thus, in the given sentence, the use of em dash, Option B, will be correct.
The remaining options are incorrect. A semi colon and comma is used to connect two independent clauses. A colon is used between clauses when the second clause illustrates or explains the first.

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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:While I was out playing badminton: trying to forget my poor exam scores, I turned my ankle and injured it.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
While I was out playing badminton: trying to forget my poor exam scores, I turned my ankle and injured it.