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THE DASH
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1) Use a dash to show a break in speech.
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1) Use a dash to show a break in speech.
Example: “I--I can’t do it!” exclaimed the girl.“I can’t--!” exclaimed the girl.
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2) Use a dash to emphasize important information that abruptly interrupts a
sentence.
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2) Use a dash to emphasize important information that abruptly interrupts a
sentence.
Example: The crowd marveled as the circus performer--using one finger--lifted fifty pounds.
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3) Use a dash to signal a change in thought (or to signal an unfinished thought).
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3) Use a dash to signal a change in thought (or to signal an unfinished thought).
Example: The winner of today’s baseball game--assuming we aren’t rained out--will play in the
regional semifinals.
The appetizers--supposedly the restaurant’s specialty--left us disappointed.
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4) Use a dash to set off a long explanatory statement that interrupts the main thought
of a sentence.
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4) Use a dash to set off a long explanatory statement that interrupts the main thought
of a sentence.
Example: They desperately searched everywhere--under the seats, in the aisle, in the
lobby--trying to find their car keys.
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4) Use a dash to set off a long explanatory statement that interrupts the main thought of a sentence.
3) Use a dash to signal a change in thought (or to signal an unfinished thought).
2) Use a dash to emphasize important information that abruptly interrupts a sentence.
1) Use a dash to show a break in speech.
Remember: There are FOUR main uses for dashes.