PPT-Hyphens and dashes

Hyphens 1 Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line Example What percentage of US households have sub scribed to cable television Divide a word only between syllables Do not divide a one syllable word. 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. 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 . Hyphens. By Joanna McDowell. When do we use hyphens?. Range of numbers. Compound numbers. Fractions. Certain prefixes and suffixes. Compound nouns . Coequal nouns. Compound modifiers. Facilitate Reading. 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 . 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 . Hyphens . can be used in several ways. .. Here . are . some . of . them.. B. e . sure to consult a dictionary . if you . have any questions. .. -Hyphens-. -Hyphens-. Use a hyphen in compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.. 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 . A Mini-Lesson. 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 .