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Hyphens & Dashes

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Hyphens & Dashes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?

The length of a hyphen is shorter than the length of a dash.
Hyphens are typically used in compound adjectives, while dashes can be used to indicate an interruption, or a substitute for parentheses. 

Dashes can be used to introduce lists; hyphens can used to be joined words with a prefix.

All of the above.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
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

45 sec • 1 pt

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
There are fewer Italian American communities these days.

There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.
No change necessary.
There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.
There are fewer Italian —American communities these days

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which hyphen is used correctly?

twenty-three

two hundred twenty-three

fift-y-six

nine-teen

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

45 sec • 1 pt

Are any changes necessary in the following sentence?

Marshall's doctor told him to lay off snacks that are sugar free.

no change necessary

 lay-off

sugar-free

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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