Punctuation

Hyphens and Dashes 

What's the difference between a hyphen and a dash?

Hyphens are shorter than dashes, and link two words so the word or phrase makes sense.

Dashes separate information and are a type of parenthesis, like brackets.

Read about hyphens and dashes by clicking on the link below. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zg8gbk7

Semi Colons ; 

A semi-colon can be used instead of a full stop between two related sentences. This links them together in a way a full stop doesn't. Ir can be used to make writing clearer and can also break up a list that contains longer phrases. 

Here is an example of how it can be used between two main clauses.

Come and see me tomorrow; I will not have time to see you today. 

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