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Dashes, Parenthesis, and Brackets

Dashes, Parenthesis, and Brackets. Advanced Composition. Dash. Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought. The boy down the road—I don’t know his name—is annoying. My homework—that stupid essay for Ms. Roy—is on my desk. Dash.

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Dashes, Parenthesis, and Brackets

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  1. Dashes, Parenthesis, and Brackets Advanced Composition

  2. Dash • Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought. • The boy down the road—I don’t know his name—is annoying. • My homework—that stupid essay for Ms. Roy—is on my desk.

  3. Dash • Use a dash to mean “namely”, “in other words”, or “that is” before an explanation. • Competitive members of the GWOC South—Lebanon, Springboro, and Franklin—dominate the entire tri-state area in sports. • In Word press hyphen twice; do not put a space, and immediately start typing your next word.

  4. Parentheses • Use parentheses to enclose informative or expository material of minor importance. • Mary Jane (sophomore) dates Johnny (junior).

  5. Brackets • Use brackets to enclose an explanation within quoted or parenthetical material. • “I want to thank them [my parents] for supporting me.” • Hammer the nail into slot B. (See page 10 [Diagram B] for an illustration.)

  6. Homework • Exercise #9 • Do not write the entire sentence! • Tell me the correction • “I love it [the class].” • (junior)…

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