| En and Em Dashes | Identifying Dashes |
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Width of an "n"
How wide is an en dash?
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En Dash
Identify the dash:
She leaned over the stone and whispered, "1939-2019." |
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A "to"
What does an en dash replace?
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En and Em
Identify the dash:
The workbook pages -- 37-41 -- were too had for Clarissa. |
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A colon, comma, semicolon, or parenthesis
What does an em dash replace?
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Em
Identify the dash:
Everything he had prepared -- the potatoes, the carrots, and the green beans -- were cold by the time she arrived. |
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Extra information to show detail
The information inside the dashes is what? What does it show?
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Em
Julie had finally arrived -- with two minutes to spare.
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An en dash combines alike things, periods of time, and places. An em dash is used to show emphasis, interruption, or an abrupt change in thought.
What is the difference between an en and an em dash?
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En
Identify the dash:
She was at college from 2001-2009. |
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