Question

Describe the confusion caused by Dashu on stage the second time.
grade 5

Answer 1

Answer:

The Hyphen

The hyphen (-) is the small bar found on every keyboard. It has several related uses; in every case, it is used to show that what it is attached to does not make up a complete word by itself. The hyphen must never be used with white spaces at both ends, though in some uses it may have a white space at one end.

Most obviously, a hyphen is used to indicate that a long word has been broken off at the end of a line:

We were dismayed at having to listen to these utterly inconse-

quential remarks.

You should avoid such word splitting whenever possible. If it is unavoidable, try to split the word into two roughly equal parts, and make sure you split it at an obvious boundary. Do not write things like

*incons-

equential

*inconseque-

ntial

*inconsequent-

ial