Dashes, Parentheses, Hyphens

Front

What punctuation mark sets off a dramatic interruption or abrupt change in thought?

Back

dash

Front

What connects words and numbers?

Back

hyphen

Front

What punctuation sets off dates and ideas that aren't important?

Back

parentheses

Front

a long line, sometimes shown as two short lines: --

Back

dash

Front

What punctuation is used in 'the most-improved student'?

Back

hyphen

Front

My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.

Back

My head was pounding, so I took some fast-acting medicine.

Front

The novel The Martian Chronicles has twenty two chapters.

Back

twenty-two

Front

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the sentence: There are fewer Italian American communities these days.

Back

There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.

Front

Which of the following options uses proper punctuation? Options: The blond-haired boy loved the beach--until he was stung by a jellyfish., The blond--haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jelly-fish., The blond haired boy loved the beach--until he was stung--by a jellyfish., The blond-haired boy loved the beach--until--he was stung by a jellyfish.

Back

The blond-haired boy loved the beach--until he was stung by a jellyfish.

Front

Which of the following uses parentheses correctly? Options: All of my life (all 12 years) has been in Georgia., All of my life (all 12 years has) been in Georgia., All (of my life) all 12 years has been in Georgia.

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All of my life (all 12 years) has been in Georgia.