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    In English, dashes are used: 1) To introduce a comment in the middle or end of a sentence. 2) Before or after a collective word. 3) To dramatize. 4) To indicate an interruption in speech. Dashes have four main uses in English sentences - to introduce comments, set off collective words, dramatize parts of sentences, and show interruptions in dialogue.

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    In English, dashes are used: 1) To introduce a comment in the middle or end of a sentence. 2) Before or after a collective word. 3) To dramatize. 4) To indicate an interruption in speech. Dashes have four main uses in English sentences - to introduce comments, set off collective words, dramatize parts of sentences, and show interruptions in dialogue.

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    Em Inglês, o Travessão Usa-Se: para Introduzir Um Comentário No Meio Ou No Fim de Uma Frase

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    In English, dashes are used: 1) To introduce a comment in the middle or end of a sentence. 2) Before or after a collective word. 3) To dramatize. 4) To indicate an interruption in speech. Dashes have four main uses in English sentences - to introduce comments, set off collective words, dramatize parts of sentences, and show interruptions in dialogue.

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    Dash

    Em inglês, o travessão (dash) usa-se:


    1 para introduzir um comentário no meio ou no fim de uma frase:
    Mary — only God knows why — started screaming her head off.
    Melinda — is that the nurse's name? — took my temperature.
    John broke another glass — an example of his clumsiness.
    2 antes ou depois de uma palavra colectiva:
    Bluebells, roses, tulips, daffodils — all these flowers are beautiful.
    I like some dogs — poodles, spaniels, Alsatians and terriers.
    3 para dramatizar:
    He opened the bag and couldn't believe what he saw — diamonds!
    4 para indicar uma interrupção na fala:
    "What the —" he began, but she held up her hand to silence him.

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