How do I know when to use them What you need to know first Hyphens are not dashes and the two cannot be used interchangeably Hyphen Dash The hyphen connects The dash divides ID: 458670
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The Hyphen and the Dash
How do I know when to use them?Slide2
What you need to know first
Hyphens are not dashes and the two cannot be used interchangeably.
Hyphen (-) Dash (–)
The hyphen
connects
The dash
divides
Do you see how this The dash is longer, like
one is shorter?
It’s pushing things away.Slide3
Hyphen and Dash
What is the difference between the two?
Hyphen
-
Dash
– Slide4
What does a hyphen do?
The purpose of the hyphen is to
connect
things together. For instance, you use hyphens to
link together adjectives that work together to describe a noun or noun phrase
. Generally,
this occurs only when the
compound adjective comes before the noun
that it is modifying. If the compound adjective comes after the noun, we usually leave the compound adjective unhyphenated.
For instance:
They were in a long-term relationship.I am using my noise-cancelling headphones.
Or,
They were in a relationship that was long term.
I am using headphones that cancel noise. Slide5
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
He made the carbon neutral proposals.
Her quick thinking actions saved the day.
Her actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.Slide6
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
Accident-prone
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
He made the carbon neutral proposals.
Her quick thinking actions saved the day.
Her actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.Slide7
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
Accident-prone
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
None
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
He made the carbon neutral proposals.
Her quick thinking actions saved the day.Her actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.Slide8
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
Accident-prone
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
None
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
None
He made the carbon neutral proposals.Her quick thinking actions saved the day.Her actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.Slide9
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
Accident-prone
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
None
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
None
He made the carbon neutral proposals. Carbon-neutralHer quick thinking actions saved the day.
Her actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.Slide10
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
Accident-prone
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
None
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
None
He made the carbon neutral proposals. Carbon-neutralHer quick thinking actions saved the day.
Quick-thinkingHer actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.Slide11
Practice
Determine which of the following needs a hyphen, and if so, where?
My accident prone friend is missing some fingers.
Accident-prone
My friend who is accident prone is missing some fingers.
None
The proposals he made were carbon neutral.
None
He made the carbon neutral proposals. Carbon-neutralHer quick thinking actions saved the day.
Quick-thinkingHer actions, which were quick thinking, saved the day.
NoneSlide12
Let’s continue
The fair haired girl is staring at you.
You should check out my custom built motorcycle.
My dad is bad tempered.
The youths were camera ready.Slide13
Let’s continue
The fair haired girl is staring at you.
Fair-haired
You should check out my custom built motorcycle.
Custom-built
My dad is bad tempered.
None
The youths were camera ready.
NoneSlide14
What have we learned?
What is the difference between the hyphen and the dash?
If the compound adjective comes
before
the noun it is changing, do we use the hyphen?
If the compound adjective comes
after
the noun it is changing, do we use the hyphen?
If you were given an exercise like this Monday, would you be able to answer the questions?Slide15
Starter Day One
There is so many well known
beatles
songs yesterday, Michelle, and hey
jude
are just a few.
The beatles were a hard working band that changed modern music. Slide16
Starter Day One
There are so many well-known Beatle’s songs: “Yesterday,” “Michelle,” and “Hey Jude” are just a few.
The
B
eatles were a hard-working band that changed modern music.
Just for kicks, what do you think about these. Do we need a hyphen?
3. She was a horribly moody girl.
4. What color of eye-shadow goes with this outfit?Slide17
Starter Day TwoSlide18
Hyphen Rule Two
Hyphens are used when writing compound numbers.
Do not space between the hyphen and the number.
Bad writer
Good writer Sixty - three Sixty-three Slide19
But that’s not all
Use a hyphen with the
prefixes ex-
(meaning former),
self-
,
all-; with the suffix -elect
; between a prefix and a capitalized word; and with
figures or letters:ex-husband
self-assuredmid-September
all-inclusivemayor-elect
anti-AmericanT-shirt
pre-Civil War
mid-1980sSlide20
Confusion
Can I have a hot water bottle?Slide21
Sources
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-a-hyphen