En dash, em dash
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between an em dash and an en dash
The length of a en dash is shorter than an em dash.
The em dash is meant to show an interruption
The en dash is supposed to show a connection between ideas.
All of the above.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Add the correct dash (en or em) to the sentence below:
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department.
Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Add the correct dash (en or em) to the sentence below:
There are fewer Italian American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian American - communities these days.
There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian —American communities these days
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Add the correct dash (en or em) to the sentence below:
She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles, instead.
She has stopped buying 2 liter - bottles and has started buying 0.5liter - bottles, instead.
She has stopped buying 2—liter bottles and has started buying 0.5—liter bottles, instead.
She has stopped buying 2-liter bottles and has started buying 0.5-liter bottles, instead.
She has — stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles — instead.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Add the correct dash (en or em) to the sentence below:
Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.
Newburyport- a small town in Massachusetts- is the place she calls home.
Newburyport — small town in Massachusetts — is the place she calls home.
Newburyport —a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.
Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts - is the place she calls home.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Add the correct dash (en or em) to the sentence below:
He who shall not be named is coming up the stairs.
He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs.
He — who — shall — not — be —named is coming up the stairs.
He who shall not be named — is coming up the stairs.
No change necessary.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Add the correct dash (en or em) to the sentence below:
Nido a school with a great reputation follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido—a school with a great reputation—follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido a school with a great reputation, follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido - a school with a great reputation - follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
Nido—a school with a great reputation — follows a different schedule than other schools in Chile.
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