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Gurman. Hyphens, dashes, brackets. Zoya. Zoha. Nikki. Agenda. Skit Hyphens Definitions Examples Brackets Definitions Examples Dashes Definitions Examples. Hyphens. Hyphens. **hyphen ( - ) and a dash ( ― ) are not the same thing**. Ex. This is a well-thought-out essay.
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Gurman Hyphens, dashes, brackets Zoya Zoha Nikki
Agenda • Skit • Hyphens • Definitions • Examples • Brackets • Definitions • Examples • Dashes • Definitions • Examples
Hyphens **hyphen ( - ) and a dash ( ― ) are not the same thing** Ex.This is a well-thought-out essay • Used between the parts of a compound word or name • Between the syllables of a word • When divided at the end of a line of text
When to use hyphens: • Three main cases when hyphens are used: • In compound words • To join prefixes and words • To show break at the end of the line
Using Hyphens to show word Breaks: Example: I ate hot dogs on the way to Can- adian Tire • Used to divide words that don't fit on one line • If word contains a prefix or suffix, divide after prefix or before suffix • For example: helmet • Hel- met • Not He-lmet
Using Hyphens in a compound word: • Used to form compound words • Combine words to form a compound adjective Categories: • Noun + Adjective • Noun + Participle • Adjective + Participle Ex: A serious-minded student Ex: My 65-year-old grandma loves me.
Using Hyphens in a compound word: When compound formed from two nouns is transformed into a verb Ex: Jap was so excited to speed-stack in school.
Using Hyphens in a compound word: Used to link two nouns Compound nouns can be written in any way: Example- Alma said to her kids, “Its bed-time kids; sleep early so you can wake up early”. Example- Alma said to her kids, “Its bedtime kids; sleep early so you can wake up early”.
Using a Hyphen for Prefixes • When adding a prefix to proper noun or date: Ex: Anti-American protestors Ex 2: Pre-1900 • With these prefixes: self, all, quasi, ex Ex: That's my ex-husband. Ex 2: He is very self-motivated.
Using a Hyphen for Prefixes • the prefix ends and the suffix start with the same letter Ex: co-ownership • Without a hyphen... coownership
Additional Usage Of Hyphens: • Some words always have a hyphen Ex: My sister-in-law is coming over this Summer. • Used for two digit (or more) written numbers Ex: I have forty-five candies left from Halloween.
Additional Usage Of Hyphens: • Take place of a colon in some sentences Ex: My hypothesis- more price equals better quality • Hyphenate all written out fractions Ex: You need to add one-half of a cup of milk.
Dash • Double the length of a hyphen • Indicates a break in thought • Emphasize the text in between • Two situations to use dashes: • Interruption in Thought • A list Ex: Well, I passed the test—granted, I cheated—but I passed!
Type one: Interruption in thought • Ex: My memories of my grandmother—and they are some of the strongest childhood memories—inspire me to imitate her gentle strength • Ex: You are the friend—the only friend—who offered to help me. • Pause the current idea as a new thought comes through • Then pick up the first idea again
Type two: A list that is an introduction to a sentence • When a list appears at the beginning of a sentence Ex: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal—they all sound like such fun places to see! Ex: Tragedies, comedies, and historic—Shakespear wrote many different types of plays.
Brackets • Ex: The witness said: "He [the policeman] hit me." Pair of marks used to enclose words to separate them from context
Round brackets ( ) Most commonly used Used to include relevant but not essential information Ex: James Dean (1931-1955) died tragically in a car crash, at the tender age of twenty-four.
Round brackets ( ) Ex: Please write the name(s) of the company brands you trust most for your children. Also used for denoting words for singularity or plurality
Square brackets [ ] Used to include your own words within a quote to make the meaning clear Ex: Only [Miss] Smith agreed with the decision. To indicate that a grammar error in the text was written by the original author Ex: The minister believed that his statement was "appropriate and did not undermine the moral [sic] of our troops.“ *should be ‘morale’ not ‘moral’*
Square brackets [ ] Show text omitted from a quote in the form of ellipsis Ex: It's no small irony that the government [...] ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress. *The ellipsis replaces "inevitably and invariably“*
Braces { } < > Ex: h = {1=>2, 2=>3} Brace brackets such as {these} or angle brackets <these> are used in specialist texts (maths, tabulations etc.)
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