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Dash ( _ )
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The dash line is slightly longer than the hyphen line.
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A dash serves a similar purpose to a comma, colon or semi-colon.
It SEPARATES parts of a sentence and forces us to PAUSE. |
There is more to school than a syllabus - life-skills, friendships and sportsmanship are gained along the way.
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In order to give ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, the dash can be used in the same way as commas or brackets.
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Next week we are going to Port Eilizabeth - the Windy City.
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It separates a COMMENT or AFTERTHOUGHT from the rest of the sentence,
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I checked and there was no-one there - or so I thought!
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It creates a dramatic pause, leading to a CLIMAX or ANTI-CLIMAX
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I ran to the window; I looked out and saw - the cat!
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