Punctuation: Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses

1. Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line, compound numbers and some prefixes.
Ex. Mother-in-law

 2. Use a dash to indicate a break in thought or speech, an unfinished statement, or question.
Ex. Ana – the new student – came today.

 3. Use parentheses to enclose material that is added to a sentence but it's not of mayor importance.
Ex. Ana(latin girl) came to my class.