https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/punctuation-the-colon-semicolon-and-more/hyphens-dashes-and-ellipses/v/dashes 2020-06-23T07:22:41Z Dashes Dashes are like little actors—they can behave like colons, pairs of commas, or parentheses.  Learn how to use them in this video! video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/BQy9Hh14_wpOsCD1RPG2OgTFBaUeYYivXGm5nKhVDlJSKq-_1yy_Z9MnohpUC5LoSlCxOojWbxO653wUGXZwQ8w Dashes Dashes are like little actors—they can behave like colons, pairs of commas, or parentheses.  Learn how to use them in this video! https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/tLmDYzhv6Z0.mp4/tLmDYzhv6Z0.mp4 380 Dashes and hyphens https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:punctuation-and-capitalization-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:dashes-and-hyphens-5/a/choosing-between-dashes-parentheses-and-commas-5 2026-07-14T18:00:45.695054739Z Choosing between dashes, parentheses, and commas Learn how to use dashes, parentheses, and commas to set off non-restrictive elements. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:punctuation-and-capitalization-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:dashes-and-hyphens-5/a/hyphens-5 2026-07-11T19:01:19.922905235Z Hyphens Learn how to use hyphens. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/punctuation-the-colon-semicolon-and-more/hyphens-dashes-and-ellipses/v/hyphens 2023-09-19T21:32:47.781412264Z Hyphens versus dashes Hyphens are used to join two words together or to differentiate between similarly spelled words. This video helps learners differentiate between hyphens and dashes, provides concrete examples to support learners’ correct use of hyphens, and discusses how words gain and lose hyphens over time. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/PorgJfd0UePDOpYRL8spvHZo1xmjhdTwV0WEoWyR1laV5twABW_9NOF3xb05uA1Cnt4J4yId8n1E-8SW-zTVjDQn Hyphens versus dashes Hyphens are used to join two words together or to differentiate between similarly spelled words. This video helps learners differentiate between hyphens and dashes, provides concrete examples to support learners’ correct use of hyphens, and discusses how words gain and lose hyphens over time. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/CgpExkmY6Y0.mp4/CgpExkmY6Y0.mp4 291 Dashes and hyphens https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:punctuation-and-capitalization-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:dashes-and-hyphens-5/e/hyphens-and-dashes-5 2026-07-10T21:10:49.240267795Z Dashes and hyphens Practice using dashes and hyphens. Heather M. Meston exercise