A hyphen ( - ) is used to link parts of a compound word. This includes most dual heritages (Mexican-American), and all words in a compound modifier except "very" and adverbs that end in "ly." (The ...

Punctuation marks are the flesh and bones of every modern written language. Sometimes, missing out a comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence (for example, “Let’s eat Grandpa!” ...

Hyphens are only used to combine certain words together. They are not strong enough to set off phrases or words from a sentence. Use hyphens in the following situations: Use in compound numbers and ...

Radzi and a group of children visit Manchester City Football Club to learn why grammar and punctuation are so important in sports journalism. Confusing sentences - using commas and hyphens.

Placement with other punctuation: A period or comma always go inside closing quotation marks. ("We hope to win the game," he said.) A dash, semicolon, question mark and exclamation point go inside ...

FULL TRANSCRIPT: The default, typically, when we’re using punctuation is the comma. Sometimes we’ll want to use something else, like an em dash, or parentheses, for a different type of emphasis.

Take a look at these four A-boards each with a confusing sentence. Which punctuation would you use here? A comma or a hyphen? And where would you place it? Have a go at doing this yourself.