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English 1 Punctuation Marks Flashcards

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derived from Latin “punctus,” meaning “point”

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punctuation

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use of signs to aid understanding and correct reading of handwritten and printed texts

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punctuation

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helps with sense, clarity, stress (emphasis), and structure

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punctuation

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full stop at end of statement

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period

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types of end marks

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period, question mark, exclamation point

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used for abbreviations (names and titles)

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period

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used to end declarative, imperative, indirect questions

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period

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signals question being asked

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question mark

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used to end interrogative, incomplete question, statement instead of question

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question mark

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signals intense emotion

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exclamation point

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used to end exclamatory sentence, imperative w/ strong emotion, interjection

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exclamation point

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short pause

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comma

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compound sentence, commas with series and adjectives, introductory, parenthetical, direct address and quotation, geographical names, dates, salutations and complimentary close

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comma

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introduce elements

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colon

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list of items, quote, formal appositive

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colon

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connects independent clause w/out FANBOYS, coordinating conjunctions, transitional devices

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semi-colon

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2 or more IC joined w/out punctuation

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run-on sentences

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2 or more IC joined w/ comma, which isn’t enough

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comma splice

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possession, contractions

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apostrophe

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types of dash and hyphen

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hyphen, en dash, em dash

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join words/parts of them; compound words and modifiers

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hyphen

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number ranges and compound modifiers

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en-dash

23
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stronger than comma, weaker than period and semi-colon

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em-dash

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additional info that is unecessary

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parentheses

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show asides, exp info, numerical explanation

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parentheses

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