Use dashes

Key Notes :

✨📚 Use Dashes (—) 📚✨

🔹 What is a Dash?

A dash (—) is a long horizontal line used in writing.

• 👉 It is longer than a hyphen (-) and has special uses in sentences.

🔹 Uses of Dashes

✅ To show sudden breaks in thought 💭

• Example: I was going to the park — oh wait, it’s raining! 🌧️

✅ To add extra information (like parentheses, but stronger) 📖

• Example: My brother — the one who plays cricket 🏏 — won the match.

✅ To create emphasis 🌟

• Example: There’s only one thing I love more than books — teaching! 📚👩‍🏫

✅ To show a list after a statement 📝

• Example: She packed everything for the trip — clothes, snacks, games, and books. 🎒

🔹 Difference: Dash vs Hyphen

• 👉 Hyphen (-): joins words (e.g., mother-in-law, twenty-one).
• 👉 Dash (—): separates or emphasizes ideas in sentences.

🔹 Tips for Using Dashes ✍️

• ✨ Don’t overuse them — too many can make writing messy!
• ✨ Use them when you want to interrupt, add, or emphasize.
• ✨ Remember: a dash is not the same as a hyphen.

🎉 Fun Reminder

Think of a dash (—) as a dramatic pause 🎭 in your writing — it grabs attention and makes readers stop for a moment. ⏸️👀

✅ Quick Practice:

• She was excited — maybe too excited — about her new phone. 📱
• I need three things — water, food, and rest. 🥤🍎😴

let’s practice!