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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Writing_for_Success_(McLean)/3%3A_Punctuation/3.7%3A_DashesA dash (—) is a punctuation mark used to set off information in a sentence for emphasis. You can enclose text between two dashes, or use just one dash.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Advanced_Composition/How_Arguments_Work_-_A_Guide_to_Writing_and_Analyzing_Texts_in_College_(Mills)/13%3A_Correcting_Grammar_and_Punctuation/13.19%3A_DashesA dash (—) is a punctuation mark used to set off information in a sentence for emphasis.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/20%3A_Other_PunctuationChapter Preview: In this chapter you will learn how to: Use other punctuation in the English language, including apostrophes, semicolons, colons, quotation marks, long dashes, hyphens, and italics.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Write-What-Matters_(Liza_Long_Amy_Minervini_and_Joel_Gladd)/18%3A_Writing_Basics-_Punctuation/18.07%3A_DashesA dash (—) is a punctuation mark used to set off information in a sentence for emphasis. You can enclose text between two dashes, or use just one dash.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Evergreen_Valley_College/Integrated_Reading_and_Writing/09%3A_Reviewing_the_Basics_of_Grammar_Mechanics_and_Success_Skills/9.03%3A_Punctuation/9.3.05%3A_DashesYou use dashes to set apart or emphasize the content that is within the dashes or after a dash. The content within the dashes or after the dash gets more emphasis than it would if you just used commas...You use dashes to set apart or emphasize the content that is within the dashes or after a dash. The content within the dashes or after the dash gets more emphasis than it would if you just used commas or parentheses. The changes that came with the arrival of the eleventh doctor—the screwdriver, the TARDIS, and all of the side characters—certainly surprised many fans.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Gateway_Technical_College/Book%3A_Writing_for_Success/03%3A_Punctuation/3.07%3A_DashesA dash (—) is a punctuation mark used to set off information in a sentence for emphasis. You can enclose text between two dashes, or use just one dash.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/17%3A_Developing_Sentences/17.03%3A_Tools_for_Sentence_CombiningExample: To help us develop critical skills earlier, our professor assigned us an in-depth research project. Example: I got to choose my own research project; I chose urban agriculture Colon: links in...Example: To help us develop critical skills earlier, our professor assigned us an in-depth research project. Example: I got to choose my own research project; I chose urban agriculture Colon: links introductory independent clauses to examples, explanations, or appositives with equivalent meaning; introduces lists/quotations Example: At first, I was nervous about the assignment—I had never completed a major research project on my own before.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/20%3A_Other_Punctuation/20.01%3A_Punctuation_Quick_ReferenceMalcolm X is remembered as many things: a fervent, passionate minister; an ardent Civil Rights leader who spoke like a college-educated man, even though he was self-taught in prison; a father; a husba...Malcolm X is remembered as many things: a fervent, passionate minister; an ardent Civil Rights leader who spoke like a college-educated man, even though he was self-taught in prison; a father; a husband; and a son who was orphaned at a young age when his father, an outspoken Baptist preacher, was killed and his mother committed suicide shortly after.
