Use dashes for parenthesis

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're telling a secret in the middle of a sentence. You can wrap it in dashes — like this — to show it's a little extra thought!

2. 2

   What do dashes do in a sentence?

3. 3

   Let's add dashes to this sentence: 'My dog — who loves treats — wagged his tail.'

4. 4

   Tap the words that should be between dashes in this sentence: 'The cake — which was chocolate — tasted amazing.'

5. 5

   Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

6. 6

   Dashes are like a pause for a whisper. You can take them out, and the sentence still makes sense!

7. 7

   What happens if you remove the words between dashes?