Dashes

When do you use dashes?

• Beginning of the Sentence

• End of the Sentence

• Whenever you want to

• Both A and B

What does a single dash emphasize?

• Material at the beginning

• Material at the end

• Material at the middle

• Both A and B

• All of the above

"After eighty years of dreaming, the elderly man realized it was time to finally revisit the land of his youth—Ireland." What does this dash do to this passage.

• Nothing

• Emphasize where he came from

• as a pause

• Both b and c

In conclusion what is the main purpose of the single dash.

• A single dash can emphasize material at the beginning or end of a sentence.

• Serves as a longer pause than a comma.

• Makes sentences fluid when used correctly.

• Explain a sentence in further detail.

• All of the above.

What is used to show a sudden break in a sentence, to emphasize a word or clause, and to show that someone's speech is being interrupted?

• hyphen

• dash

• quotation mark

• a breath

he homerun ball smashed through—the neighbor's window—and rolled into the living room.

• —the neighbor's window?

• the neighbor's window—

• the neighbor's window

• No Change

Everywhere we traveled in Kyoto there were vending machines—some served green tea while others carried only juice.

• some served green tea while others carried only juice.

• ,some served green tea while others carried only juice—

• —some served green tea while others carried only juice—

• No Change

What is a disadvantage of overusing dashes?

• Makingg it choppy

• Breaks up the flow of your writing

• Made difficult to follow

• All of the above

What do dashes add to sentences?

• Drama

• Whisper

• less emphasis

• less attention

After a split second of hesitation, the second baseman leaped for the ball or, rather, limped for it. Where does the dash go?

• After " After a split second of hesitation".

• Before "or, rather, limped for it".

• Doesn't belong

• Both a and b.