Punctuation of a dependent clause for strong emphasis
Which of the sentences below is correct if I want to strongly emphasize that the pencil is not is not white?
- This is a black instead of a white pencil.
- This is a black, instead of a white, pencil.
- This is a black—instead of a white—pencil.
Solution 1:
Or,
"This pencil is black, not white."
Or,
"Not white, but black this pencil is" (in Yoda-speak).
I prefer my first version, by the way.