Chapter 6. Complete Flashcards

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What are the 3 other ways to use commas besides stop punctuation?

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Go- you have a parasite and a host
Listing- remember 2 vs. 3 items
Unnecessary info- putting a pair of commas around unnecessary information.

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When do you use a colon or a single dash?

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When the first part of a sentence is complete you then can use a colon or dash for the second idea, complete or incomplete.

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What are the 5 stop punctuation marks and when are they used?

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  1. Period
  2. Semicolon
  3. Question mark
  4. Exclamation mark
  5. Comma with a FANBOYS

^ can only come between 2 complete ideas/ sentences.

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