Narrator: Brain, time to chat about hyphens and dashes.
Brain: Brain!
Narrator: Oh no Brain! They’re not the same thing at all.
In fact they’re really quite different.
A hyphen is used to join two words together that describe a noun.
They help us avoid confusion when writing sentences.
For example, ‘A crocodile eating brain’.
Could mean bad times for Brain.
However with a hyphen…we can make the meaning clearer.
Dashes on the other hand are used to separate out bits of information in a sentence.
This is a type of parenthesis.
Such as ‘The crocodile – who was fast – got away’.
‘Brain’s friend – who was a splendid chap – shared his sandwich!’
Brain: Brain!
Narrator: You’re welcome Brain!
Description
Hyphens are shorter than dashes. They link two words so the word or phrase makes sense.
Dashes separate information and are a type of parenthesis, like brackets.
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