This document discusses the differences between hyphens and dashes. Hyphens are used to combine two or more words into a single idea, such as compound adjectives. Dashes are longer than hyphens and are used to insert additional information into sentences. The document provides examples of proper hyphen and dash usage and explains that dashes are actually two hyphens with a space between them when typed.

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.