punctuation Flashcards

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colon 4 uses :

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  1. link independent and dependent sentences together, when their really specific to each other that it makes sense to add it
  2. introducing a list ( i ned : list)
  3. a item ( i need : item)
  4. quote (sentence and then : …)
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colon separator 2 uses :

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1.titles
2.time

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semicolon and three uses ;

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  1. two dependent sentences that really relate and transitional words are okay inbetween.
  2. lists with places
  3. complicated lists or list within list
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Italics and underlining 2 uses

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  1. emphasise like in tone
  2. important woks/ things (movie, album ect)
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5
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Quotation marks in titles 3 uses “ “

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  1. dialogue
  2. titles
  3. smaller works = songs, stories , chapters in books
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6
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parenthes 3uses ()

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uneccessary info + extra info
1. showing interruption (kinda apostitves)
2. citing
3. remarks by writer

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7
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Dashes – 4 uses

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long stick
1. interrupt structure
2. like parentheses
3. used like a colon
4 interruption in speech

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hyphens - 2 uses

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small sticks
1. joins two words together
2. clarity

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ellipses … 3 uses

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  1. a pause in speech
  2. quoted material being left out
  3. ect…
    4 can use a period after …
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