
En vs the Em Dashes
Authored by KARTHIK PILLAI
Design, Special Education, Fun
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
World War 1 lasted from 1914-1918
What type of dash is being used here
EN
EM
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of dash would you use to introduce a list of items?
(a)
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following situations would you use a EM dash for?
Marking off additional info
Introducing a list
Indicate a range of numbers and/or span of time
To signal a change in tone
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which situation would you use a EN dash for?
Subsitute commas in nonessential appositives.
indicate a span of time
NO USE FOR IT!
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Together they form--as cringyy as the name sounds--the Incredible Squad!!!
Which type of dash is being used?
EN
EM
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You could read EN dashes as representing which pair of words?
to/together
two/threw
to/through
tea/throu
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When EM dashed are used to enclose nonessenital imfo, you must not use spaces before or after the dashes.
True
False
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