Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: She is a multi___media artist.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: The blue____green water was clear and sparkly.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: Dad told us____Bob, Jerry, and Jack____to take out the trash.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: My great____grandmother lived to be over one hundred years old.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: Did you see that____there it goes!____huge owl.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Underneath the porch was____I'm not kidding____the hugest rattlesnake I've ever seen!

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: The ex____mayor of the city will be at the parade tomorrow.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen or a dash: The foggy, humid air filled the once____blue sky.

• Hyphen

• Dash

Fill in the blank using a hyphen, brackets, or parentheses: The green____colored witch smelled musty and malodorous.

• Hyphen

• Brackets

• Parentheses

Parenthesis are used to add information that is not of great importance but may be interesting or useful to the reader.

• True

• False