LB 1.3 - Hyphens, Dashes & Semicolons

Open Ended

What is your favourite food?

Poll

How do you spell the item in the picture?

• Ice cream

• Ice-cream

• icecream

• I scream

• I - I - I I'm a little butterfly

Open Ended

What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a hyphen (-)?

• To join two sentences together

• To join two paragraphs together

• To join two words together

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a hyphen (-)?

• To join two sentences together

• To join two paragraphs together

• To join two words together

Fill in the Blanks

What punctuation do you use to join two words together?

Fill in the Blanks

When two words are joined together, it is known as a:

Multiple Select

Which of these are purposes of dashes (-)?

• a dramatic pause leading to a climax

• an aside or comment

• additional information

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

My father - a true gourmet - never eats fast food.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

I would like to travel to Romania - the country with castles.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

I looked up and there it was - a dinosaur.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

Pizza - my favourite food - is extremely delicious.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

He opened the box and found it - a note.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

Mr Gabriel - as you know - is very handsome.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• I love mangoes - the ones from the farm -.

• I love mangoes - the ones from the farm.

• Mangoes - the ones from the farm - are loved by me.

• Mangoes - the ones from the farm are loved by me.

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• SSIS - the school that I go to - is amazing!

• SSIS - the school that I go to is amazing!

• I go to SSIS - the amazing school!

• I go to SSIS - the amazing school - !

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the following dash/dashes?

I looked up and there it was - a dinosaur.

• A dramatic pause

• Add additional information

• An aside or comment

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• We need to study hard for Checkpoint - the biggest exam in primary.

• We need to study hard for Checkpoint - the biggest exam in primary -.

• Checkpoint - the biggest exam in primary - is very important.

• Checkpoint - the biggest exam in primary is very important.

Fill in the Blanks

Identify whether the following sentence uses dashes or hyphens.

My ex-husband is a policeman.

Fill in the Blanks

Identify whether the following sentence uses dashes or hyphens.

She asked for a favor - a big favor

Fill in the Blanks

Identify whether the following sentence uses dashes or hyphens.

They were twenty-third and twenty-fourth in line.

Fill in the Blanks

Identify whether the following sentence uses dashes or hyphens.

Those girls - both stunningly beautiful - are in my homeroom.

Fill in the Blanks

Identify whether the following sentence uses dashes or hyphens.

I couldn’t believe what she had done - it was a masterpiece.

Multiple Select

Which of these are purposes of semicolons (;)?

• separate items in a list

• joint two independent clauses

• add additional information

Multiple Choice

How can we make the following sentence clearer?

The film was shot in many stunning locations, including a castle in Heidelberg, Germany, the Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain, and a quaint village in Undredal, Norway.

• Add semicolons

• Add hyphens

• Add dashes.

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence correct?

He took three things on the hike; his lunch, his binoculars, and his trusty walking stick.

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• I love chicken, they taste great.

• I love chicken; they taste great.

• I love chicken. They taste great.

• I love chicken, they taste great.

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• I went to the library, it was very quiet.

• I went to the library; it was very quiet.

• I went to the library. It was very quiet.

• I went to the library; It was very quiet.

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• I went to the canteen, it was very noisy.

• I went to the canteen; it was very noisy.

• I went to the canteen, It was very noisy

• I went to the canteen. It was very noisy

Draw

Draw a chicken!