Designer Punctuation

Question 1

Appositives and Commas

Answer 1

A word or group of words that immediately follows a noun or pronoun, seperated from the noun or pronoun with a comma

Example: My principal, MR. SZENDREY, is old.

Question 2

Commas With Nonrestrictive Clauses

Answer 2

If the clause can be omitted without changing the meaning, set it off with commas.

Example: My father, WHO IS 74 YEARS OLD, is still farming.

Question 3

Commas & Series

Answer 3

Commas are used to separate items in a list.

Example: She needed EGGS, MILK, and KALE.

Question 4

Commas Separating Adjectives

Answer 4

Use commas to separate 2 or more equally important adjectives.

Example: He avoided the friendly, talkative girl.

Question 5

Commas to Separate Opposites

Answer 5

Use commas to separate contrasting elements.

Example: We searched the entire house, but found nothing.

Question 6

Colons (:)

Answer 6

Use a colon to introduce a list of items, as long as the part before the colon is a complete sentence. Do not use a colon if the word preceding the list is a verb.

Example: These people were cast on the play: Jack, Jill, and Peter.

Question 7

Dashes (–)

Answer 7

Use a dash to mark a sudden break in thought or to insert a comment. Also use to connect a beginning phrase to the rest of the sentence.

Example: John is sorry-we all are- for your loss.
Honesty- this is the foundation of our society.

Question 8

Hyphens (-)

Answer 8

The main purpose of a hyphen is to join words in creating compound nouns/adjectives.
If the single-adjectives follow a noun, DO NOT hyphenate.

Example: He was a well-rounded student.

Question 9

Commas (,)

Answer 9

Commas follow introductory words, phrases, and clauses.