Hyphens
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Kristin K
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Hyphens
By Kristin Towe
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In some situations, you may use a hyphen to join parts of a name.
For example:
Mrs. Easterwood-Towe (maiden and married last name)
Billy-Bob (two first names)
Meany-Pants-Know-It-All (multiple words used to name someone)
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Open Ended
Combine these name parts using a hyphen:
Know It All Meany Pants
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In some situations, you may use a hyphen to describe someone's age
For example:
She is a twenty-five-year-old woman.
He is an eleven-year-old boy.
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Open Ended
He is a SEVENTY NINE YEAR OLD llama
Type its age using the appropriate hyphens.
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Open Ended
She is a SIX FOOT TALL ogre.
Type its height using the appropriate hyphens.
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In some situations, you may use a hyphen to connect compound adjectives.
For example:
She is an overly-confident runner.
The melt-in-your-mouth flavor is delicious.
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Open Ended
Combine the words below correctly using a hyphen.
The TOO HOT TO EAT pie is sitting on the counter.
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THE EM DASH
basically a longer hyphen
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The Em Dash is a longer hyphen
Use two hyphens to make it (- -).
They are mainly used like parentheses , colons, or commas.
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Examples
Ms. Towe (an English teacher) likes to pet llamas.
Ms. Towe --an English teacher-- likes to pet llamas.
Ms. Towe, an English teacher, likes to pet llamas.
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Another Example
The field trip--which is tomorrow--is to the zoo.
The field trip, which is tomorrow, is to the zoo.
The field trip (which is tomorrow) is to the zoo.
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Multiple Select
Which is correct?
MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER
If you want to go--and everyone wants to go--then you must bring back your form.
If you want to go (and everyone wants to go) then you must bring back your form.
If you want to go, and everyone wants to go, then you must bring back your form.
If you want to go-and everyone wants to go-then you must bring back your form.
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Multiple Choice
Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.
my short-sighted cousin
My cousin who is short.
My cousin with poor sight.
My cousin who is short with poor sight.
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Multiple Choice
Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.
my short sighted cousin
My cousin who is short and can see.
My cousin who is short with poor sight.
My cousin who is short and can be seen.
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Multiple Choice
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
If you wanted to replace the "to" with a punctuation mark, which of the below would you use?
Hyphens
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