{"id":873,"date":"2022-04-20T10:05:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=873"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:41:41","slug":"e-nn-1-use-dashes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-1-use-dashes\/","title":{"rendered":"E- NN.1 Use dashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Use dashes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\u2728\ud83d\udcda Use Dashes (\u2014) \ud83d\udcda\u2728<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 What is a Dash?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>dash (\u2014)<\/strong> is a long horizontal line used in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 It is <strong>longer than a hyphen (-)<\/strong> and has special uses in sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Uses of Dashes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>To show sudden breaks in thought<\/strong> \ud83d\udcad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: I was going to the park \u2014 oh wait, it\u2019s raining! \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>To add extra information (like parentheses, but stronger)<\/strong> \ud83d\udcd6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: My brother \u2014 the one who plays cricket \ud83c\udfcf \u2014 won the match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>To create emphasis<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: There\u2019s only one thing I love more than books \u2014 teaching! \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>To show a list after a statement<\/strong> \ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: She packed everything for the trip \u2014 clothes, snacks, games, and books. \ud83c\udf92<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Difference: Dash vs Hyphen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Hyphen (-):<\/strong> joins words (e.g., mother-in-law, twenty-one).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Dash (\u2014):<\/strong> separates or emphasizes ideas in sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Tips for Using Dashes \u270d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2728 Don\u2019t overuse them \u2014 too many can make writing messy!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2728 Use them when you want to <strong>interrupt, add, or emphasize<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2728 Remember: <strong>a dash is not the same as a hyphen<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf89 Fun Reminder<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of a <strong>dash (\u2014)<\/strong> as a dramatic pause \ud83c\udfad in your writing \u2014 it grabs attention and makes readers stop for a moment. \u23f8\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u2705 <strong>Quick Practice:<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She was excited \u2014 maybe too excited \u2014 about her new phone. \ud83d\udcf1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I need three things \u2014 water, food, and rest. \ud83e\udd64\ud83c\udf4e\ud83d\ude34<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98523\/193\/321\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-232.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-232.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-232-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-232-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-232-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98522\/953\/136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-234.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-234.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-234-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-234-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-234-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use dashes Key Notes : \u2728\ud83d\udcda Use Dashes (\u2014) \ud83d\udcda\u2728 \ud83d\udd39 What is a Dash? A dash (\u2014) is a long horizontal line used in writing. \ud83d\udd39 Uses of Dashes \u2705 To show sudden breaks in thought \ud83d\udcad \u2705 To add extra information (like parentheses, but stronger) \ud83d\udcd6 \u2705 To create emphasis \ud83c\udf1f \u2705 To<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-nn-1-use-dashes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- NN.1 Use dashes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-873","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17374,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/873\/revisions\/17374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}