Parentheses and Dashes
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English
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6th Grade
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Medium
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Leequinton Blackmon
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Parentheses and Dashes
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Parentheses Rule #1
Use parentheses to enclose words or figures that clarify or are used as an aside (extra information).
Example: I expect five hundred dollars ($500).
Example: He finally answered (after taking five minutes to think) that he did not understand the question.
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Rule #2 - Parentheses
Use parentheses to enclose numbers or letters used for listed items.
We need an emergency room physician who can (1) think quickly, (2) treat patients respectfully, and (3) handle complaints from the public.
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Rule #3 - Parentheses
Periods go inside parentheses only if an entire sentence is inside the parentheses.
Please do your homework (read that story) before you come to class tomorrow.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
Jane had a favorite chimp David Greybeard.
Jane had a favorite chimp (David Greybeard).
Jane had a favorite chimp (David Greybeard.)
Jane had a (favorite chimp) David Greybeard.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
Adolf the (biggest chimp) was not very helpful to Jane, but Rashidi was.
Adolf (the biggest chimp) was not very helpful to Jane, but Rashidi was.
Adolf the biggest chimp was not very helpful to Jane (but Rashidi was).
Adolf the biggest chimp was (not very helpful) to Jane, but Rashidi was.
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Dashes
There are many uses of the dash.
We will look at the most common uses for using these dashes.
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What is a dash?
A dash is a little longer than a hyphen.
When typing, use 2 hyphens to create a dash.
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Dash Rule #1
A dash is used for periods of time when you might otherwise use the word 'to'.
Example: The years 2011--2014
January--June
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Dash Rule #2
Dashes may replace commas, semicolons, colons, and parentheses to indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought.
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Dashes can also be used as interruptions in thought
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