1. Dashes, Parenthesis, and Brackets Advanced Composition

2. Dash Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought.  The boy down the road—I don’t know his name—is annoying.  My homework—that stupid essay for Ms. Roy— is on my desk.

3. Dash Use a dash to mean “namely”, “in other words”, or “that is” before an explanation.  Competitive members of the GWOC South— Lebanon, Springboro, and Franklin—dominate the entire tri-state area in sports. In Word press hyphen twice; do not put a space, and immediately start typing your next word.

4. Parentheses Use parentheses to enclose informative or expository material of minor importance.  Mary Jane (sophomore) dates Johnny (junior).

5. Brackets Use brackets to enclose an explanation within quoted or parenthetical material.  “I want to thank them [my parents] for supporting me.”  Hammer the nail into slot B. (See page 10 [Diagram B] for an illustration.)

6. Homework Exercise #9  Do not write the entire sentence!  Tell me the correction “I love it [the class].” (junior)…