Pauses & Breaks

Punctuation controls rhythm. An ellipsis — three dots — shows a pause or missing words. A dash shows a sudden break or sets off extra information with extra punch.

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For grown-ups: Using ellipses and dashes to show pauses, breaks and omissions (L.8.2a, L.8.2b). Every question is read aloud — turn the sound on.

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