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punctuatoin Flashcards

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1
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•from Latin’ (point)

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punctus

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2
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why do we use

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to aid understanding and correct reading of handwritten and prited text

• helps create sense, darity, stress (emphasis), and structure

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3
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to declare The flood destroyed the crops.

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  • declarative:
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4
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• commands~ Finish the novel within the month.

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imperative

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5
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siterogativen my sister wondered why we didnt aglee.

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  • indirect question
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6
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to exclaim

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exclamatory

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7
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~ why dont you agree?

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interrogarive

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8
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please tell me the price.How much?

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inxlompete. ques

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9
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~my qualifcations que not satisfactory?

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  • statement intended as question
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10
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You must haue misunderstood me!

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exclamatory

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11
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Never leave the house again!

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imperative w strong emotion

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12
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Ouch!.

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interjection with strong emotion”

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13
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use comma before coordinating conjunction (fanboys)

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Commas with compound senteces:

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14
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use comma to separeife three or more word,

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to separate to independent dauses
is commas with seines and adjecties:

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15
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use comma after introductory word phase, ex: (yes,-)

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commas with introductons material:

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16
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commas with parenthetical expresions

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use comma to set off parenthetical expressions. (….,therefore,…..)

17
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use to introduce a quotation, should start with indeperdent, no

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colon ,he said she sajd

18
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No fanboys yet

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Semicolon

19
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unconSwhen 2 or more complete sentenes(independent ave joined w no punctuation

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Runond

20
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“when a conma is used when it isn’t stong enough

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aparna
Comma Splice

21
Q

Number ranges and compound modifiers w proper nons

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En dash

22
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Syllables, compound numbers, compound words,modifiers

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Hyphen

23
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When 2 or more senteces are joined w no punctuation

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Run on

24
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When comma isnt strong enough

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Comma splice

25
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Syllables

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Hyphen

26
Q

Compound numbers (thirty-nine

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Hyphen

27
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Compound words

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Hyphen

28
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World-war II

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En daskh

29
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Ex-boyfried

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Hyphen

30
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compound modifiers-use to put zor more words together that must 00 understand as a unit that senes as descriptor.

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Hyphen

31
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Dog-friendly hotel

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Hyphen

32
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Number range

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En dash

33
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Modifiers w proper noun

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En dash

34
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Changeof thought

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Em dash

35
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Dramating inturrupting idea

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Em dash

36
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Summary statement

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Em dash

37
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the new nurse-who was wearing pink- ate the jello

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Emdash

38
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raplantitory-1 opened the door and there she stood- my aster

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Em dash

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