Part 2 Flashcards

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To end a complete sentence

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Period

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2
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To end an indirect question

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Period

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3
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To mark abbreviation

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Period

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4
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To separate peso and centavos

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Period

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5
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To indicate decimal

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Period

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6
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To indicate intentional omission

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Period

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7
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To end a direct question

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Question mark

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8
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To mark each series of questions in the same sentence

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Question mark

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9
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To express doubt or certainty about a preceding fact or figure

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?

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10
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To end a command or request phrased as a question

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Question mark

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11
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To end an interrogation sentence with another sentence

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Question mark

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12
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To end deliberate fragment

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Question mark

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13
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To end an exclamatory sentence

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Exclamation point

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14
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To end isolated words, phrases really or clauses expressing strong feeling

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Exclamation point

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15
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To separate two main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction

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Comma

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16
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To separate elements in a series

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Comma

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17
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To separate coordinate adjectives

18
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To separate coordinate elements in a “this, not that construction

19
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To set off nonrestrictive modifiers

20
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To set off parenthetical expressions which interrupt the sentence only slightly

21
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To set off appositives

22
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To set off introductory materials

23
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To set off the name of a person or persons spoken to

24
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To set off conjunction adverbs

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To set off directly quoted material from speech tags such as "he shouted," "he answered," "they asked," and the like
Comma
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To separate elements in dates addresses, and locations
Comma
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In figure; in names followed by titles; and after salutation of informal letter
Comma
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To separate closely related main clauses not connected by a conjunction
Semi colon
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To separate independent clauses: joined by coordinating conjunctions if one/more of the clauses is long or has internal punctuation
Semi colon
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To separate elements in a series when the elements already contain internal commas
Semi colon
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To separate independent clauses joined by conjunction adverbs
Semi colon
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To end a complete sentence introducing the series
Colon
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To end a statement that introduces quotation
Colon
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To end a statement that introduces another statement or an explanation or amplification of what has just been said
Colon
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To connect passages suggesting random, disconnected thought
Colon
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To end salutation of formal letter
Colon
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To indicate a sudden interruption or break in thought
Dash
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To set off Parenthetical elements that you want to emphasize or which are more distantly related to the rest of the sentence
Dash
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To introduce a word or a group of words you want to emphasize
Dash
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To set off a series which might otherwise get confused with the rest of the sentence
Dash
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To indicate omission of letters and words
Dash