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dashes

dashes (what questions)

Question: what are dashes used for?
Answer: dashes are used to connect/link words

Question: what is the definition of dashes?
Answer: to join words together that have a combined meaning

Question: what does a dash look like? a@ b! c# d-
Answer: d-

Question: in what way do we use dashes in everyday life
Answer: open ended ex. in numbers

Question: in what spot should you put the dash ? we are playing on the in the playground when a twenty seven year old teacher comes and tells the kids that it is time for block 6
Answer: twenty-seven

true or false

Question: dashes show a change in time true or false
Answer: false

Question: this is correct true or false The man is one hundred twenty-one
Answer: true

Question: true or false a dash replaces a word such as ( and, but etc. )
Answer: false

Question: how many place(s) is the dash not needed ? my phone number is 123-456-7890 and - I called my friend - at 10:00 in the - night.
Answer: 3 places

Question: true or false a dash is used sometimes in making a list ex. tea - water - salt - apples -
Answer: false you use a comma for making a list

different types of dashes

Question: how many dashes are there?
Answer: 3

Question: what is the name for the different types of dashes?
Answer: en em hyphen

Question: what is a hyphen used for?
Answer: the sign (-) used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence

Question: how wide is a en dash and how wide is a em dash
Answer: en width of a n em width of a u

Question: what is a hyphen used for?
Answer: Hyphens are used in many compound words

questions about facts

Question: Is this a correct way to write a sentence with a dash, hyphen, en, and em dash 1/ Mozart--recognized as a genius while still a child--produced more than 600 compositions during his life--including symphonies, operas, and concertos.
Answer: yes this is a correct way to write it

Question: is a dash one of the punctuation marks?
Answer: A dash is a punctuation mark that is similar to a hyphen or minus sign but that differs from both of these symbols primarily in length and function.

Question: what is the difference between em dashes, en dashes, a dash and a hyphen?
Answer: the length em dash = big en = small hyphen = smallest dash = biggest

Question: free points
Answer: PARTY

Question: in a dictionary which is the proper way of writing dash 101) but·ter·fly 102) butt-er-fly 103) b-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-y 104) but-tter-flly
Answer: 101 is correct

mix

Question: how many hyphens make dash?
Answer: 2

Question: come up on the board and write a sentence with a dash and hyphen
Answer: open ended question ex my phone number is 098-765-4321 ex Mozart--recognized that his hair is red not purple

Question: is a dash used to divide words?
Answer: yes

Question: free points
Answer: DANCE

Question: #1 is a dash and a colon the same? #2 can a dash replace a colon?
Answer: #1 no they are not the same #2 A single dash can be used to replace a colon