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    The document provides guidance on using hyphens and dashes in writing. It outlines rules for when to use the hyphen, including with compound words and numbers, prefixes and suffixes, and for syllabication. It also covers uses of the dash, such as to indicate a break in thought, set off parenthetical elements, and emphasize appositives. The document concludes with practice exercises asking the reader to punctuate sentences correctly using hyphens or dashes.

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    The document provides guidance on using hyphens and dashes in writing. It outlines rules for when to use the hyphen, including with compound words and numbers, prefixes and suffixes, and for syllabication. It also covers uses of the dash, such as to indicate a break in thought, set off parenthetical elements, and emphasize appositives. The document concludes with practice exercises asking the reader to punctuate sentences correctly using hyphens or dashes.

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    JohnsonCountyCommunityCollege

    HYPHENandDASH


    HYPHEN

    Nohyphenisused

    whenthecompoundadjectivefollowsthenoun.


    Thehighwaywaswellpaved.

    whenthefirstwordisanadverbendinginly.


    Theneatlycutlawnwasmuchadmired.

    Thehyphenisused

    tojoincompoundwords.

    motherinlaw

    tojoinwordsusedasasingleadjectivebeforeanoun.

    Itwasawellpavedhighway.

    withcompoundnumbersfrom21to99andwithfractions.

    twentytwo,fiftyfirst,threefourths(someauthoritieswritethreefourthsno

    hyphen),twohundredten

    withcompoundadjectivescontainingnumbers.

    atenyearoldboy,afortyhourweek,thehundredyarddash,atendollarbill,a
    tworoomapartment,twoandthreestoryhouses

    toavoidambiguity.

    Onesense:Sherecoveredherpillowfromthedog.

    Othersense:Sherecoveredherpillowinredsilk.

    Misleading:Alongcamefiftyfootsoldiers.

    Clear:Alongcamefiftyfootsoldiers.

    HyphenandDashhandout2


    withprefixesex,self,all,andthesuffixelect.

    exPresidentHoover

    selfconfidence

    allAmerican

    SenatorelectSmith


    NOTE:Biandtriarenothyphenatedprefixes.
    Semiishyphenatedonlywhencombinedwithwordsbeginningwithi
    (semiindependence)orwithapropernoun(semiRussian);
    otherwise,itisnothyphenated(semiannually,semiprofessional).
    UnishyphenatedinunAmerican.

    toindicatehesitationorstuttering.

    "I'mgggglad,"shesaid.

    toindicatethatwordsarespelledout.

    "Shewantsadoll,"hermothersaid.

    forsyllabication(usehyphensbetweensyllableswhenawordisdividedbetweenlines).
    NOTE:Thehyphenisplacedattheendofthefirstline,neveratthebeginningof
    thesecondline.Consultadictionaryifyouareuncertainwhereawordis
    divided.

    Followtheserulesforsyllabication:

    Neverdividewordsofonesyllable.

    Neverdivideawordsothatasingleletterstandsaloneonaline.

    Whendividingacompoundwordthatalreadycontainsahyphen,makethe
    breakwherethehyphenoccurs.

    Youmaydividewordsbetweendoubleconsonants.

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    DASH
    Adramaticmarkofpunctuation,thedashshouldnotbeusedasacarelesssubstituteforcommas,
    periods,orsemicolons.Donotoveruseit.Itiscreatedbyplacingtwohyphensinarow(onthe
    computer)withnospacesbeforeorafter.

    Thedashisused

    toshowasuddenbreakinthought.

    I'llgivelet'ssee,whatcanIgive?

    NOTE:Omittheperiodorthequestionmarkwhentheexpressionendswitha
    dash.

    Well,ifthatishowyoufeel

    Hebegan,"MayIask"

    tosetoffaparentheticalelement.

    Hearrivedwouldyoubelieveit?infiveminutes.

    Ifoundit'shardtobelieve,butit'struetendollars.

    toemphasizeanappositive.

    Hehasonlyoneinterestfood.

    Teas,dances,blinddatesallareapartofcollege.

    ThesubjectsEnglish,history,andsciencearerequired.

    NOTE:Thedashessetoffanappositivemoreemphaticallythancommas,which
    mayalsobeused.Thecolon,whichisequallyemphatic,hasamore
    formalflavorthanthedash.

    toprecedetheauthor'snameafteradirectquotation.

    "Trueeaseinwritingcomesfromart,notchance."Pope

    HyphenandDashhandout4

    PracticeExercises

    Punctuatethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectmarkofpunctuation,hyphensordashes.

    1.I'llplaywhatcanIplay?

    2.Ateightytwo,AuntTillyisstillactive.

    3.Tomrentedatworoomapartmentwhilehewasattendingcollege.

    4.Jonreceivedafivedollarbillfromhisgrandma.

    5.Ineedtobuysomemoreuptodateclothes.

    6.Aclearhead,awarmheart,andawillingattitudetheseareessentialattributesforbeing
    successful.

    7.Gettingtoworkateighto'clockeverymorningIdon'thavetoremindyouhowmuchIhate
    gettingupearlyseemedalmostmorethanIcaredtoundertake.

    8.Hisfatherinlawdislikesgoingtothebasketballtournament.

    9.Thedentistworehishappytoseeyousmile.

    10.WewillbeworkingontheprojectuntilmidMay.

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