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Zohal Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Put Missing Dashes
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Copy these sentences. Put in the missing dashes.
Suzi wants to buy Mark a new pair of trainers I can see why.
Suzi wants to buy Mark - a new pair of trainers - I can see why.
There is no room left in the hotel let me repeat: No Room.
There is no room left in the hotel - let me repeat: No Room.
The dog a hairy beast jumped up at me.
The dog - a hairy beast jumped up - at me.
Permission is granted subject to the following conditions.
Permission is granted - subject to the following conditions.
The films all three of them took years to complete.
The films - all three of them took years to complete.
Copy these sentences. Put in the missing dashes.
Suzi wants to buy Mark a new pair of trainers I can see why.
Suzi wants to buy Mark - a new pair of trainers - I can see why.
There is no room left in the hotel let me repeat: No Room.
There is no room left in the hotel - let me repeat: No Room.
The dog a hairy beast jumped up at me.
The dog - a hairy beast jumped up - at me.
Permission is granted subject to the following conditions.
Permission is granted - subject to the following conditions.
The films all three of them took years to complete.
The films - all three of them took years to complete.
Top answer
An m-dash can be made on your keyboard using Alt 0151. There should be no space between the words and the m-dash: Suzi wants to buy M ark a new pair of traine rs—I can see why. There is no room left in the hote l—le t me repeat: no room .
- An m-dash can be made on your keyboard using Alt 0151.
- There should be no space between the words and the m-dash: Suzi wants to buy M ark a new pair of traine rs—I can see why.
- There is no room left in the hote l—le t me repeat: no room .
- The d og—a hairy beast—ju mped up at me.
- Permission is grante d—s ubject to the following conditions.
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An m-dash can be made on your keyboard using Alt 0151. There should be no space between the words and the m-dash:
Suzi wants to buy Mark a new pair of trainers—I can see why.
There is no room left in the hotel—let me repeat: no room.
The dog—a hairy beast—jumped up at me.
Permission is granted—subject to the following condit
Suzi wants to buy Mark a new pair of trainers—I can see why.
There is no room left in the hotel—let me repeat: no room.
The dog—a hairy beast—jumped up at me.
Permission is granted—subject to the following condit
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Note that in formal writing such as a college essay, it is in my opinion wise not to use dashes..
All of your examples can also be written using other kinds of punctuation,mainly commas.
eg The dog, a hairy beast, jumped up at me.
Or you can say
All of your examples can also be written using other kinds of punctuation,mainly commas.
eg The dog, a hairy beast, jumped up at me.
Or you can say
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Mister Micawber There should be no space between the words and the m-dash:The result looks very odd to this Brit. If I were to use dashes, I would write:
The dog - a hairy beast - jumped up at me.
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fivejedjonThe result looks very odd to this Brit.It used to to me, too—until I checked the style guides.
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