Grammar: Pronunciation

Question 1

How to use commas

Answer 1

to separate items in a series
to separate 2 or more coordinating adjectives preceding a noun
to set off non-essential clauses and non-essential participial phrases
after certain introductory elements
to set off elements that interrupt a sentence

Question 2

How to use a semicolon

Answer 2

use one between independent clauses that are closely related in thought and are not joined by coordinating conjunction
between independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb or a transitional expression
before a coordinating conjunction to join independent clauses that contain commas
between items in a series of the items that contain commas

Question 3

How to use colons

Answer 3

use a colon to mean “note what follows”
between an independent clause and a list
in certain conventional situations

Question 4

How to use quotation marks

Answer 4

use quotations marks to enclose a direct quotation

to enclose titles of short works

Question 5

Italics

Answer 5

for titles of long works

Question 6

Elipses points

Answer 6

to mark omissions from quoted material and pauses in a written passage

Question 7

How to use apostrophes

Answer 7

in form the possessive of nouns and indefinite pronouns
to show where letter, word, or numbers have been omitted in a contraction
use an apostrophe and an “s” to form plurals of all lowercase letter, some uppercase letters, and numerals

Question 8

Hyphens

Answer 8

use one to divide a word at the end of a line
with compound numbers and fractions as modifiers
in a compound before a noun

Question 9

Dashes

Answer 9

to set off abrupt brakes in thought

to set off an appositive or a parenthetical expression

Question 10

Parenthesis

Answer 10

to enclose info of explanatory material of minor importance

to set off an appositive or a parenthetical expression

Question 11

Brackets

Answer 11

to enclose an explanation within quoted or parenthetical material