Definitions
How many periods does an Ellipse consist of?
3
Ellipse: “I want to go to the arcade; I don’t know if I should. Maybe I should go next week with my friends.”
Several ways: Replace the punctuations with ellipses, cut it off at “next week,” or only replace the periods.
The government allows cultural music to be played in the mesa...
This isn't a quote of someone saying this with disappointment/sadness, nor is this an incomplete thought. So an ellipse wouldn't be used.
When is an ellipse used?
An Ellipse is used when there’s a pause in a sentence or an incomplete thought.
Hyphens: “When dealing with health care related issues, the doctor said to cut my eight hour schedule down.”
“Health-care-related,” and “Eight-hour.”
In a year, there are three-hundred-sixty-five days. give or take one more if you're counting leap year.
There should only be one hyphen: "three hundred sixty-five".
When is a hyphen used?
Hyphens is a symbol that’s used to join words or parts of words.
Dash: “In Arizona, Texas, there’s a basketball game staring the Toronto Raptors vs the Chicago Bulls.”
Technically the sentence is correct, but the dashes would go between Arizona and Texas, and replacing the 'vs.’
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Dashes cannot be in place of hyphens, nor is it recommended to be used after a 'from,'
When is a dash used?
There are two types of dashes: em dash (fits into M) en dash (fits into N). En dash is used to describe borders or to write dates or ranges. Em dash can replace comma in a sentence, but usually is used in informal writing or storytelling.
Dashes and Ellipses: "The school play lasted from 7:30 to 9:30pm. It was about the West-Side Story, though it was a bore.
Dashes: "7:30-9:30"
Ellipses: After bore: "bore..."
I need to buy some high-quality...ingredients for my cake-recipe...but I'm not sure where to find them.
I need to buy some high-quality ingredients for my cake recipe, but I'm not sure where to find them...
The first ellipse is not need, for this isn't a quote of someone stuttering over words. Cake recipe also doesn't require a hyphen.
What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
Hyphens are used to join words or parts. Dashes are used as comas, or to conjoin numbers/places.
Hyphens and Dashes: "I waited for five hours, but Troy was a no show. We had to do a project on Health care related issues; he didn't do anything.
Hyphens: "five-hours" and "health-care-related"
Dashes: between five-hours and Troy, cutting out the comma and "but." And between issues and "he," cutting out the semicolon.
I was planning to go to the park, but it started raining...so I stayed home instead...
I was planning to go to the park -- but it started raining... so I stayed home instead...
The sentence is technically correct but the comma could be replaced with a Em dash. The ellipses are in the right place though.