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Punctuation Guide: Colons, Dashes, Hyphens by Reenvie Raena is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the proper uses of colons, dashes, hyphens, and parentheses in writing. Colons are used to introduce a list, explanation, or formal quotation after an independent clause. Dashes indicate a pause or emphasis and can highlight interrupting information or a summarizing phrase. Hyphens join compound words and prefixes/suffixes or divide words between syllables. Parentheses set off information that is nonessential but useful to the meaning.
- Author
- Reenvie Raena
- Language
- EN