English - Punctuation - Dashes and hyphens - Dash Usage Practice
Work through 6 examples choosing the right dash: (1) 'well known author' → needs hyphen? Yes, before noun: 'well-known author.' (2) 'pages 1 20' → range: 'pages 1–20' (en dash). (3) 'She paused and then spoke' → add drama: 'She paused—and then spoke.' (em dash). (4) 'my brother in law' → compound wo