Puncuation

Question 1

What are 3 times you can use a dash?

Answer 1

For explanation or addition in place of brackets or commas.
[The Colour Of Magic — the first of the series — was written in 1989.]

To separate a summing up of items. [The sea, the sky, the vegetation - all gave me a feeling of fear on that fateful evening.]

For emphasis [The book was great — a really good read.]

Question 2

What are 3 times you can use brackets?

Answer 2

Brackets are used when words and phrases are placed in parenthesis. [Next Monday (21st January) is a public holiday.]

To clarify or inform. [Jamie’s bike was red (bright red) with a yellow stripe.]

For asides and comments. [The bear was pink (I kid you not).]

Question 3

What symbol should be used here :

The sea, the sky, the vegetation ???? all gave me a feeling of fear on that fateful evening.

Answer 3

dash

Question 4

What symbol should be used here?

The book was great ????????? a really good read.

Answer 4

dash

Question 5

What symbol should be used here?

The bear was pink ????? I kid you not.

Answer 5

Brackets

Question 6

Name one fact about semi colons…

Answer 6

The semicolon (;) ranks halfway between a comma and a full point. It may be substituted for a full stop between two grammatically complete sentences that are closely connected in sense