PPT-UWF Writing Lab Hyphens and Dashes

A MiniLesson The Differences The hyphen is used to separate parts of a word The dash is used to separate parts of a sentence Note The dash can be represented by two . Quiz by Laura King, MA, ELS Directions: Edit the following sentences based on your understanding of section 8.3 of the AMA Manual of Style. Edit the following phrases using the appropriate hyphen ( Hyp h ens, Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets Hyphens ( - ) Four of the most common ways to use a hyphen are : 1. At the end of a sentence A. Use for a word that is too long to fit at the end of a sen Grammar Boot Camp Continued. Dashes/Hyphens, . Apostrophes, Titles, Parentheses and Brackets. Dashes. Dashes add emphasis.. Dashes make sentences stronger or more interesting than conjunctions.. Dashes. Hyphens. . Angela Gulick. CAS Writing Specialist. June. . 2015. Hyphens . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Hyphens (-) are used in several different ways:. Use 1: Use a hyphen to connect or “stitch” words together that you want to be read as a unit. These words will form a single concept that describes the following word. However, if this description comes after the word it describes, do not use a hyphen. . Hyphens. 1. Use . a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.. Example: What percentage of U.S. households have sub-. scribed to cable television. ?. Divide a word only between syllables.. Do not divide a one syllable word.. PUNCTUATION. look . like stitches. act like stitches. to join words, to . Frankenstein. words. creating one longer . word. EX. :. “six-step . process”. it’s not a . six. process. it’s not a . En. -. Dash and . Em. -. Dash. Magic Little Dashes!. Do you know the rules of usage for:. FOUR TIMES WHEN . YOU. SHOULD USE. The Hyphen. -. FOUR TIMES WHEN . YOU. SHOULD USE. The Hyphen. HYPHENATED ADJECTIVE . September 4, 2015. A dash is a mark of separation.. -stronger than a comma. -less formal than a colon. -more relaxed than a parentheses.. What is a Dash?. -. Dashes are used to set off or emphasize the content enclosed within dashes or the content the follows a dash. Dashes place more emphasis on this content than parentheses.. Grammar Toolkit. Hyphens and dashes. Grammar Toolkit. Hyphens and dashes. The main use of . hyphens. is to join two or more . words . into compound words. . A . dictionary will . usually tell . you whether or . Use a . hyphen. to divide a word at the end of a line. . Only words with more than one syllable can be divided. Do not leave a single letter at the beginning or the end of a line. . Longer words can be divided in more than one place.. Discovering punctuation marks one line at a time. The differences. Originally, people referred to the “. en. . dash” and the “. em. dash”. from traditional ways of using a type writer. . to connect two or more words (and numbers) into a single concept, especially for building adjectives. . Note . that a hyphen never has spaces on either side. .. . Example: There are fewer Italian-American communities these days. . Rules. Hyphens . are used to connect two or more words (and numbers) into a single concept.. Italian-American communities are vibrant and interesting.. Tina’s money-saving measures have helped her save 1,000 dollars.. joins . words together. There are no spaces between a hyphen and the words. .. twenty-five (not twenty – . five). Hyphens. When. to use . hyphens. Hyphens. In numbers. In numbers between 21 and 99 (but not 30, 40 .