Hyphen
Long (em) Dash
Short (En) Dash
Wild Card (any English)
100

Correct this:

Scott, my brother in law, is sick today.

What is:

Brother-in-law

100

What makes dashes long?

Bonus +100

100

A En dash usually means ____ or _____.

What is:

to; through

100

When was the hyphen created?

What is:

England


200

Correct this:

Ashley is eighty two years old today.

What is:

eighty-two

200

Used in Writing to indicate a break in thoughts or sentences.

What is:

Em dash (very easy)

200

Correct this:

Mcdonalds is open Monday Friday.

What is:

Mcdonalds is open Monday-Friday.

200

What is the purpose of a dash?

What is: 

to signal an abrupt stop or an unfinished statement. Like a comma.

300

What is the purpose of a hyphen?

What is:

Its connects compound words, prefixes and suffixes or divides a word at the end of a line.

300

Em dashes are used to separate an _____ or ____.

What is:

Idea or thought.

300

Why are somethings shorther than others?

Bonus +300

300
Is a comma needed in this sentence?


My favorite second cousin lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

What is:

No comma needed. Expect for the state.

400

Correct this:

The Eiffel Tower is a well known landmark in Paris.

What is:

The Eiffel Tower is a well-known landmark in Paris.

400

Em Dashes are somewhat similar to _____.

What is:

Parentheses

400

Correct this:

I waited for him from 8pm 12am.

What is:

I waited for him from 8pm-12am.

400

What is the difference between is and are?

what is:

is = a singular verb

are= plural verb

500

Guess What?

What makes a cat, a cat?

Bonus +500

500

An Em dash is the _____ of hyphens, em dashes, en dashes, and figure dashes.

What is:

Longest.

500
Correct this:

All twenty-one students sat in the library from 3pm_5pm.

What is:

All twenty-one students sat in the library from 3pm-5pm.

500

Where is an apostrophe needed?

Audreys dog has three white socks.

What is:

Audrey's