punctuatoin Flashcards
•from Latin’ (point)
punctus
why do we use
to aid understanding and correct reading of handwritten and prited text
• helps create sense, darity, stress (emphasis), and structure
to declare The flood destroyed the crops.
- declarative:
• commands~ Finish the novel within the month.
imperative
siterogativen my sister wondered why we didnt aglee.
- indirect question
to exclaim
exclamatory
~ why dont you agree?
interrogarive
please tell me the price.How much?
inxlompete. ques
~my qualifcations que not satisfactory?
- statement intended as question
You must haue misunderstood me!
exclamatory
Never leave the house again!
imperative w strong emotion
Ouch!.
interjection with strong emotion”
use comma before coordinating conjunction (fanboys)
Commas with compound senteces:
use comma to separeife three or more word,
to separate to independent dauses
is commas with seines and adjecties:
use comma after introductory word phase, ex: (yes,-)
commas with introductons material:
commas with parenthetical expresions
use comma to set off parenthetical expressions. (….,therefore,…..)
use to introduce a quotation, should start with indeperdent, no
colon ,he said she sajd
No fanboys yet
Semicolon
unconSwhen 2 or more complete sentenes(independent ave joined w no punctuation
Runond
“when a conma is used when it isn’t stong enough
aparna
Comma Splice
Number ranges and compound modifiers w proper nons
En dash
Syllables, compound numbers, compound words,modifiers
Hyphen
When 2 or more senteces are joined w no punctuation
Run on
When comma isnt strong enough
Comma splice
Syllables
Hyphen
Compound numbers (thirty-nine
Hyphen
Compound words
Hyphen
World-war II
En daskh
Ex-boyfried
Hyphen
compound modifiers-use to put zor more words together that must 00 understand as a unit that senes as descriptor.
Hyphen
Dog-friendly hotel
Hyphen
Number range
En dash
Modifiers w proper noun
En dash
Changeof thought
Em dash
Dramating inturrupting idea
Em dash
Summary statement
Em dash
the new nurse-who was wearing pink- ate the jello
Emdash
raplantitory-1 opened the door and there she stood- my aster
Em dash
