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English Language Arts

Published on Feb 03, 2016

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English Language Arts

Emily Slaughenhaupt

Punctuation

  • Punctuation is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences. You use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing.
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Parts of punctuation

  • Period
  • comma
  • Colon/semicolon
  • exclamation mark
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Parts of punctuation

  • apostrophe
  • Hyphen/dash
  • quotation mark
  • question mark
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Period/Comma

  • A period is used to end a sentence.
  • A comma is used to to organize blocks of thought or logical groupings.
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Colon/Semicolon

  • A colon expands on the sentence that precedes it, often introducing a list that elaborates whatever was previously stated.
  • A semicolon can be used to join phrases and sentences that are thematically linked without having to use a conjunction

Exclamation/Question mark

  • The exclamation mark is used to express exasperation, astonishment, or surprise, or to emphasize a comment or short, sharp phrase.
  • Use the question mark at the end of all direct questions.
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Apostrophe/Quotation mark

  • Use quotation marks to cite something someone said exactly.
  • Use quotation marks to cite something someone said exactly. When rephrasing what someone told you, no quotation marks are needed.

Hyphen/Dash

  • hyphens are used to join two words or parts of words together while avoiding confusion or ambiguity.
  • Dashes can be used to add parenthetical statements or comments in much the same way as you would use brackets. In formal writing you should use the bracket rather than the dash as a dash is considered less formal. Dashes can be used to create emphasis in a sentence.