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Punctuation: Hyphens and Dashes DIRECTIONS: Rewrite each sentence, using hyphens or dashes where appropriate. 1. My ex-husband was a marine. 2. She asked for a favor a big favor. 3. Jennie had hoped but it was not to be. 4. They were twenty third and twenty fourth in line. 5. Those girls both stunningly beautiful are in my homeroom. 6. Henry arrived late as usual. 7. Well look who’s here it’s you’ll never see me again Charlie. 8. I couldn’t believe what she had done it was a masterpiece. DIRECTIONS: Rewrite each sentence below, using a dash. 9. “If it hadn’t been for those pesky kids” the thief was saying, as the cops arrived. 10. Harry tried to speak, “I was under the impression” 11. Jack was saying, “I don’t expect Daniel” when Daniel walked in the door. 12. “As long as there are no” Sarah was about to say loud noises when the fireworks started. 13. “I will take care of” Wanda started to say, but her mother was emphatic: “No puppy!” 14. “On the contrary” Liam began, but no one wanted to hear it The dash can work as ending punctuation; there is no period after a dash, and there are no spaces around a dash. Rewrite each sentence below, using a dash. 15. George said, “But if I’m not there” 16. “Joe promised” Amy cried, when her friends told her the bad news. 17. Kim was saying, “That’s the last we’ll see of” when Kevin reappeared. 18. “In that case” Fiona was saying when her boss interrupted. 19. “Yesterday at lunch, Rachel” my friend started to say, but I kicked her under the table. 20. “I don’t think so, unless” but she didn’t finish her sentence. We both knew it was impossible.​

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Hyphens are used to join compound words while dashes separate words. Dashes are longer than hyphens. These punctuation marks have been used in these sentences;

  • 1. My ex-husband was a marine.
  • 2. She asked for a favor —a big favor.
  • 3. Jennie had hoped —but it was not to be.
  • 4. They were twenty-third and twenty-fourth in line.
  • 5. Those girls —both stunningly beautiful are in my homeroom.
  • 6. Henry arrived late —as usual.
  • 7. Well look who’s here —it’s you’ll never see me again Charlie.
  • 8. I couldn’t believe what she had done —it was a masterpiece. DIRECTIONS: Rewrite each sentence below, using a dash.
  • 9. “If it hadn’t been for those pesky kids—” the thief was saying, as the cops arrived.
  • 10.“I was under the impression—” Harry tried to speak.
  • 11. Jack was saying, “I don’t expect Daniel—” when Daniel walked in the door.
  • 12. Sarah was about to say, “As long as there are no loud noises—” when the fireworks started.
  • 13. “I will take care of—” Wanda started to say, but her mother was emphatic: “No puppy!”
  • 14. “On the contrary—” Liam began, but no one wanted to hear it.

The dash can work as ending punctuation; there is no period after a dash, and there are no spaces around a dash. Rewrite each sentence below, using a dash.

  • 15. “But if I’m not there—,” George said.  
  • 16. “Joe promised—” Amy cried, when her friends told her the bad news.
  • 17. Kim was saying, “That’s the last we’ll see of—” when Kevin reappeared.
  • 18. “In that case—” Fiona was saying, when her boss interrupted.
  • 19. “Yesterday at lunch, Rachel—” my friend started to say, but I kicked her under the table.
  • 20. “I don’t think so, unless—" but she didn’t finish her sentence. We both knew it was impossible.​

As shown above, the dashes are used to separate ideas while the hyphen combines compound words. The dash can also be used when there is an interruption in a person's speech.

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