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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Colons and Dashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial offers two slideshows: one for colons and one for dashes. They each state the purpose of the mark and tell when they are used along with examples.
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Dash, Parentheses, Bracket, Ellipsis, and Slash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains information on the correct use of the following types of punctuation: dash, parentheses, bracket, ellipsis, and slash. Examples are provided for each of the uses discussed.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a grammar reference for students. The rules for using dashes, commas, semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverb are included. Topics including subject-verb agreement, how to proofread, and twelve...
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Illinois State Univ.: Punctuation Made Simple Dash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How is a dash used in a sentence? "Punctuation Made Simple," answers this question and gives examples to make the concepts easier to grasp.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Dashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the rules for the use of dashes. Explains what a dash is, what it does, and the three formats of dashes (em, en, and the double hyphen). Examples are provided with the "dash" used in different contexts.
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Grammar Tips

Grammar Tips: A Hyphen Is Not a Dash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents an explanation of the difference between a dash and a hyphen. Discusses the difference between an "n" and "m" dash and how to form each using a word processor.
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Illinois State University: Punctuation Made Simple

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief tutorial on how to use some of the most confusing punctuation marks: colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and the apostrophe.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Dash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules for using the dash.
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Harvard University

Harvard Writing Center: Tips on Grammar, Punctuation and Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rather than lists of rules, this site provides practical advice on the use of commas, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, abbreviations, acronyms, split infinitives, "this," "that," italics, and underlining. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
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Get It Write

Get It Write: En Dashes and Em Dashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out the correct usage of hyphens, em dashes, and en dashes with this clear explanation. A short quiz checks your understanding.
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Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides links to punctuation reference materials for apostrophes, colons, dashes, commas, parentheses, italics, quotation marks, and semicolons.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Lab: Brief Overview of Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides a brief overview of semicolons, colons, parentheses, dashes, quotation marks, italics, and underlining.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Em Dash

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lesson explaining the form and function of an Em dash followed by a PowerPoint providing several examples of Em dash usage. [2:48]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to the Dash

For Students 9th - 10th
Dashes indicate interruptions, set off asides, and show interruptions in speech. Learn the different functions of dashes in this exercise.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dashes and Hyphens

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn the uses of--and differences between--dashes and hyphens.
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Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Dash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry explains the uses for the dash and provides examples.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The en Dash

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lesson introducing the En dash and explaining its usage. [1:49]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Colons and Dashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A set of two cartoon videos. The first [5:08] explains colons and how they can be used properly in sentences. The second [3:42] introducing dashes, their usage, and how they can be used to create tone.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the roles of all of the punctuation marks; it provides a video, small practices in various sections, and a punctuation self-check.
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Tameri: Guide for Writers: Punctuation Rules

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
This site provides the punctuation rules.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using Punctuation for Breaks and Pauses

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Punctuation indicates how one should read any sentence. Commas, for example, indicate when a reader should take a brief pause, either for emphasis or for comprehension. [0:40]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Colons and Dashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on colons and dashes: it includes why and how to use them and practice using them. It offers a slide show and a YouTube video covering colons and a slide show and a YouTube video covering dashes, including how dashes...
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Tidewater Community College Writing Center: Practical Punctuation Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains practical and useful information about the following: commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, parentheses and brackets, ellipsis points, quotation marks, and apostrophes. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
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Sandhills Community College: Punctuation Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lists, defines and describes the uses of many elements of English punctuation, including the period, comma, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, quotation, hyphen, and dash. Includes several examples.

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