English - What to include in Narrative (Imaginative), Descriptive, and Transactional Writing (Persuasive Writing) and identify in Language and Literature texts

Question 1

Colon

Answer 1

Used for a list or emphasis.

E.g. He found a lot of old junk: toys, books and pictures.
Jim was jealous: Bob got all the attention.

Question 2

Semi-colon

Answer 2

Used in the place of a full stop between two complete sentences

E.g. I ran for the bus; it left without me. School is out for the summer; _______ starts again in August.

Question 3

Exclamation Mark

Answer 3

Used with short sentence for effect and/or to show excitement or anger.

E.g. Run! He was crying I’m scared

Question 4

Question maek

Answer 4

Try to always use with a rhetorical question.

Question 5

Brackets

Answer 5

Use for added info. Must be short - try not to make more than 2-4 words.

E.g. Joe (not Judy) barged into the room. Her older sister (who is 16) loves to drive. Joe, not Judy, barged into the room. Her older sister, who is 16, loves to drive. The cat, which is black and white, loves fish.

Question 6

Commas

Answer 6

These must be used correctly when making a list using a compound and complex sentence, including additional information. Introduction: However, Therefore

Question 7

Ellipsis

Answer 7

Used when deliberately missing information and or to create a cliff hanger.

E.g. I slowly opened the door and suddenly…, It seems like this nightmare will last forever…., Will they…… Dialogue: She yelled, “Don’t go there…um..um…it’s dangerous.”

Question 8

Speech marks

Answer 8

Used to show someone is talking or made a statement. Punctuation at the end of speech is placed inside the final speech make.

Question 9

Dash

Answer 9

Makes off extra information for emphasis.

E.g. She was special- very kind. He was angry- very angry.

Question 10

Rule 1 to punctuate quotations

Answer 10

Use double quotation makes to set off a direct (word-for-word) quotation

Question 11

Rule 2a to punctuate quotations

Answer 11

Always capitalize the first word in a complete quotation, even midsentence.

Question 12

Rule 2b to punctuate quotations

Answer 12

Do not capitalize quoted material that continues a sentence.

Question 13

Rule 3a to punctuate quotations

Answer 13

Use commas to introduce or interrupt direct quotations of dialogue or text.

Question 14

Rule 3b to punctuate quotations

Answer 14

If the quotation comes before he said, she quote, they reported, Dana insisted or a similar attribution, end the quoted material with a comma, even if it is only one word.

Question 15

Rule 3c to punctuate quotations

Answer 15

If a quotation functions as a subject or object in a sentence, it might not need a comma.

Question 16

Rule 4 to punctuate quotations

Answer 16

Periods and commas ALWAYS go inside quotation marks.

Question 17

Rule 5a to punctuate quotations

Answer 17

The placemebt of question makes with quotation makes follow logic. If a question is with in the quoted material, a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.

Question 18

What are the uses of apostrophes?

Answer 18

• To show possession.
• The indicate that letters have been removed from the original words in the process of forming contractions.

Question 19

How do you form a compound sentence?

Answer 19

With one of the FANBOYS

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Question 20

How do you use a complex sentence?

Answer 20

A complex sentence consists of a main clause (a complete or independent sentence) with one or more subordinate clauses (an incomplete or dependant sentence that cannot stand on its own).