What are elongated hyphens? Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of elongated hyphens?
Elongated hyphens would make this sentence grammatically correct: Gideon and Francis took a difficult but not interesting science course.
Gideon – and – Francis took a difficult but not interesting science course.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult but not – interesting science – course.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult – but not interesting – science course.
Gideon and Francis - took a difficult – but not interesting science course.?
Elongated hyphens would make this sentence grammatically correct: Gideon and Francis took a difficult but not interesting science course.
Gideon – and – Francis took a difficult but not interesting science course.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult but not – interesting science – course.
Gideon and Francis took a difficult – but not interesting – science course.
Gideon and Francis - took a difficult – but not interesting science course.?
1 Answer
Gideon and Francis took a difficult — but not interesting — science course.
Explanation:
If you are going to use an elongated hyphen, also known as an em dash (—), then it should emphasize something with making the sentence flow smoothly.
For example, I would not say to you:
Gideon ... AND ... Francis took a difficult course.
They usually can substitute commas, but they're used to add emphasis.
