punctuation Flashcards
1
Q
define period
A
- declarative
- completes a thought
2
Q
comma
A
- pause between independent clauses
- separates 3 or more items
3
Q
hyphen
A
- join 2 or more words to describe a noun
- after prefixes
4
Q
en dash
A
- span / range
- said as “to” or “through”
- score
5
Q
em dash
A
- interrupts
- draws attention
- can replace commas, parentheses, etc.
6
Q
question mark
A
- interrogative
7
Q
exclamation point
A
- conveys strong feelings
- informal
8
Q
quotation marks
A
- linguistic example
- titles
- conversations
9
Q
colon
A
- direct attention to a list
- join sentences
- ratio, time, bible verses
10
Q
semicolon
A
- separate items in a list
- join 2 sentences
11
Q
apostrophe
A
- shows possession
- omission of letters or numbers
- form strange plurals
