How to use hyphens and dashes.

1. Hyphens and
Dashes
BY: REECE ALVARADO, GAVIN BEATTY, JUNGAH KIM

2. What is the Difference?
 Hyphens are used to create one word out of two words
 Dashes are used to insert information into a sentence
 Dashes are also double the length of hyphens

3. Hyphens
 Used to combine two or more words/numbers into one single idea
 This idea is called a compound adjective
 Examples:
 The library at SUU is state-of-the-art.
 I enjoy eating chocolate-covered strawberries.
 I have a two-year-old child.

4. Hyphens Cont.
 Hyphens are used with numbers for spans or estimates
 Also used to write out whole numbers
 Examples:
 3:00-4:00
 He studied for forty-five minutes.

5. Hyphens Cont.
 Hyphens are used when the ending letter in a prefix, or the whole
prefix, is the same as the starting letter or letters in the root word
 Examples:
 He wanted to re-read his homework.
 The president has been re-elected.

6. Dashes
 Dashes are used in sentences to add additional information to a
sentence
 Examples:
 Marvin—and his trusty steed—were always welcome into town.
 I passed the test—granted I cheated—but I still passed.

7. Dashes Cont.
 Dashes are also used like commas
 Also, to remove confusion when listing things with commas
 Examples:
 The man—he was from New Orleans, Louisiana—arrived.
 The girl’s goldfish—which was small, slow, shy, and old—was her favorite
pet.

8. How to Make Dashes
 Dashes are actually two hyphens
 But when you try to make a dash on the laptop it looks like this…
 Bill--and his favorite ball--…
 Notice the small space in the dash?

9. How to Make Dashes and Hyphens
 To fix this, put a space after the word following the dash.
 Bill—and his favorite ball—were always at the basketball court.

10. Your Turn:
 Find out where the hyphens or dashes belong in the sentence.
 The twenty two year old boy named Bucky Springfield lived in a state of
the art building.
 The woman who is a stay at home mom also does online schooling.

11. Your Turn: Answers
 Find out where the hyphens or dashes belong in the sentence.
 The twenty-two-year-old—boy named Bucky Springfield—lived in a
state-of-the-art building.
 The woman—who is a stay-at-home mom—does online schooling.

12. Thanks for Reading
 When in doubt, use a dictionary.