Exercise 1. Comment on the use of dashes.

1. Button up your coat, Nina – it’s cold. 2. The view was spectacular – I’ll never forget it. 3. Watch your fingers – I’m closing the door. 4. Dave’s been working really hard – he needs a holiday. 5. It’s cold outside – you’ll need a coat. 6. Nancy is going to the store – do we need any milk? 7. She’s had a lot of personal problems – her mother died when she was 9. 8. Time’s up – stop writing now. 9. There is no need to dress up – come as you are. 10. I’ve put on weight – I can’t get into these jeans any more. 11. I’m warning you – I have a bad cold. 12. I’ve been sneezing and coughing all day – I must be coming down with something. 13. He's expecting us to work on Sunday – without him, believe it or not! 14. No cream for me – I’m on a diet. 15. I don’t want children – I’m married to a child and that’s enough. 16. Milk, cereal, juice – oh, and put lettuce on the list too. 17. He’s not in the office today – he’s ill. 18. I don’t recognize this part of town – we must have come the wrong way. 19. The bear went that way – you can see its tracks in the snow. 20. Get me a measuring tape – I’ll show you how long I want the skirt. 21. It’s a long flight – 15 hours. 22. Hector – I think that was his name – went on pulling while I unrolled the sail. 23. There’s no point in taking two cars – let’s go together. 24. Rosie’s a really together person – she’ll be great as the coordinator. 25. Don’t be so hard on him – he’s just a kid. 26. We're going to tell her on her birthday – that’s two weeks from today. 27. The dress is lambswool – pure luxury. 28. More commonly shame is a sleeper emotion – painful and subconsciously sunk – invisible, but a powerful influencer of all our other emotions and how we think about our sense of self.