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Ellipses and Dashes

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Define a dash.

Used to indicate a range or a pause. Dashes are used to separate groups of words.

Define an ellipsis.

Used to show breaks in thought and shifts in tone. Used to emphasize parts of a sentence.

Correctly place the needed dash(es) in the following sentence: I waited an hour, Sarah never showed up.

I waited an hour--Sarah never showed up.

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