SAT · English · Hyphens, En-Dashes, Em-Dashes

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Hyphen (-)

   Right

   Joins compound words

2. Left

   En dash (–)

   Right

   Ranges

3. Left

   Em dash (—)

   Right

   Strong break or interruption

Instructions

Match each dash type to its function or example.