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Colons, Semi-Colons, Hyphens, and Dashes
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Colons, Semi-Colons, Hyphens, and Dashes
by OLIVER MICHUDA
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Colons
Colons usually found in explanations and lists.
Colons
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He had two coices, to take it, or leave it.
The clause preceding the colon must an independent sentence.
Def/Example 1
An independent clause provides a complete
thought and consists of a subject and predicate, which is the verb stating the main action or state of being.
sentences that end in the word follow have a colon
The words follow, followed, follows, and following fit into this catigory.
Def/Example 2
As followed: sun-block, and salt is what he needed.
Semi-Colons
I wasn't feeling well, I decided to stay home for a bit.
Acting like a period, the semi-colon doesn't require conjunctions after it, (unless its aconjecutive adverb) and can be used to seporate items in a list.
Semi-Colons
They thought they were wimps; however, they were heros
Me, Marry, my aunt; and Jerry, my dad, went on a hike.
Hyphens
Hyphens are used in compound words, including six-hundred-sixtey-six, and I-don't-know-what-to-put-here-so-I-put-something-long-and-random-lol.
Hyphens
Dashes
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Dashes
En Dash
En dash is used in dates, and other information, including: 1481-1845, pages 666-873, and (*TOD* -2023
En Dash
Em Dash
Em dash is used to join things together, for example: We havn't gone there-yet, Some Wisconsin towns-Madison and Millwakee-are the biggest cities in the state, Flowers, rain, raindbows-all this makes up April.