Hyphens & Dashes

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.

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.

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

Which hyphen is used correctly?

• twenty-three

• two hundred twenty-three

• fift-y-six

• nine-teen

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.

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

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.

Are there any changes necessary in the following sentence?

The well loved dogs are special.

• no change necessary

• well-loved

• well-loved-dogs

Are there any changes necessary in the following sentence?

Mr. Jones her mentor was never available.

• Mr. Jones-her mentor-was never available.

Are there any changes necessary in the following sentence?

I'm not going to tell you again clean your room!

• I'm not going to tell you again-clean your room!

• no changes necessary

• I'm not going to tell you again, clean your room!