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What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
a hyphen connects two words, a dash gives a pause between two words....
What are hyphens?
A single dash that is used to connect words to create a compound word.
What is the wavy dash between words called?
That ~ would be a tilde or a swung dash.
What is the difference between the purpose of a dash and a hyphen?
A dash is used to connect two phrases; a hyphen is used to connect two words. Here are some examples. I use a hyphen for the compound word anti-matter. I use a dash to create a break in the flow of my sentence -- if you know what I mean.
What does this symbol mean -?
It is a hyphen used for the separation of words. It is a single short line set half-way between the bottom and top of typed or written letters. It can be used in compound words. Hyphen is also called a dash.
What does this - symbol mean?
It is a hyphen used for the separation of words. It is a single short line set half-way between the bottom and top of typed or written letters. It can be used in compound words. Hyphen is also called a dash.
What this symbol mean !?
It is a hyphen used for the separation of words. It is a single short line set half-way between the bottom and top of typed or written letters. It can be used in compound words. Hyphen is also called a dash.
How are compound words different from one-word compounds?
A one-word compound is one type of compound word. It is a single word made by joining two words together with no space between them.A compound word can be:- one word made from two, or- two or more separate words with spaces in between, or- two or more words joined by hyphens.Here are the three types of compound words:- The closed form, such as notebook or keyboard, joins two or more words together to create a new one-word compound word.- The open form, such as post office or half sister, with spaces between the words, is called a compound word even though it is actually two (or more) separate words.- The hyphenated form, such as six-pack, or son-in-law, has a dash between the words.
What are the different types of compound words?
There are three types of compound words:- Closed form, such as notebook or keyboard, where two or more separate words are joined together to create a new word.- Hyphenated form, such as six-pack, or son-in-law, where a dash joins the words together.- Open form, such as post office or half sister, where there is a space between the words, but they are considered to be a compound word.Some compound words start off in one form but then, as time passes, they change to another form. Is it fire fly, fire-fly or firefly? The only way to be sure of a compound word's spelling is to consult a good dictionary.
What does a dash look like?
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Does city wide need a dash between the two words?
No it doesn't require a hyphen.
What is the dash key?
its located next to the [0][zero] on the keyboard
