Hyphen and Em-dash Review

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• The test is so difficult--I had to take it four times.
• The test is so difficult-I had to take it four times.
• The test is so difficult I had to take it four-times.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• I want to live in Vieques; it has absolutely beautiful beaches.
• I want to live in Vieques; it has absolutely-beautiful beaches.
• I want to live in Vieques--the beachers there are absolutely-beautiful.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• I asked him to buy flour--one kilo--and I was sure that he would forget; however, he came home with two kilos.
• I asked him to buy flour one kilo, and I was sure that he would forget; however, he came home with two kilos.
• I asked him to buy one kilo of flour and was sure that he would forget-however, he came home with two kilos.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• On our trip through Europe--we got an amazing discount--we visited London, England; Paris, France; and Rome, Italy.

• On our trip through Europe-we got an amazing discount-we visited London, England; Paris, France; and Rome, Italy.

• On our--trip--through Europe, we got an amazing discount we visited London, England; Paris, France; and Rome, Italy.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• We need to know how to use accurate punctuation marks--commas, colons, and semicolons--for the quiz.
• We need to know how to use accurate punctuation marks: commas, colons, and semicolons--for the quiz.
• For the quiz, we need to know how to use accurate punctuation--commas, colons, and semicolons--marks.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• Frustrated, the teacher reminded the students--"Please, remember to mute your microphones."
• Frustrated, the teacher reminded the students-"Please, remember to mute your microphones."
• Frustrated, the teacher reminded the students-Please, remember to mute your microphones.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• The players hated that they were forced to share the stadium with their most hated rivals--Derby County.

• The players hated that they were forced to share the stadium with their most hated rivals-Derby County.

• The players hated that they were forced to share the stadium with their most-hated rivals: Derby County.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• Newstead Abbey--just outside Nottingham--was once the home of Lord Byron.
• Newstead Abbey-just outside Nottingham-was once the home of Lord Byron.
• Newstead Abbey just outside Nottingham wasonce the home of Lord Byron.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• The mouse--squeaking and scurrying--ran straight at me; I was so frightened that I jumped on a chair.
• The mouse-squeaking and scurrying-ran straight at me; I was so frightened that I jumped on a chair.
• The mouse, squeaking and scurrying, ran straight at me--I was so-frightened that I jumped on a chair.

Choose the correcly punctuated sentence.

• Due to quarantine, she now buys five-liter bottles of water instead of one-liter bottles.
• Due to quarantine, she now buys five liter bottles of water instead of one liter bottles.
• Due to quarantine, she now buys five liter bottles of water--instead of one liter bottles.