PPT-Semicolons and Colons UWF Writing Lab Grammar Skills Series

2 From Real Good Grammar Too by Mamie Webb Hixon PowerPoint Created by Olivia Hawkins Last Updated Spring 2017 RIGHT OR WRONG My favorite foods are fettuccine alfredo pasta ice cream and miso soup. They serve as conjunctions and indicate how the emphasis is distributed This worksheet covers some of the most common uses of colons and semicolons Colon The colon indicates the emphasis is to be on what follows it The colon acts as a sign saying Parts of Speech. 1. Verb. : action (examine, illustrate, argue). Example: The author . evaluates. interview techniques. . 2. Noun. : person, place or thing. (theory, child, agency, author) . Example: The . The Fun Punctuation Marks!. Semicolons. Use a semicolon between independent clauses if they are NOT joined by a conjunction.. a semicolon between independent clauses joined by such words as . for example, for instance, therefore, that is, besides, accordingly, moreover, nevertheless, furthermore, otherwise, however, consequently, instead, hence.. 314 - 977 - 3484 Colons and Semicolons Semicolons… 1. Complete sentence; complete sentence . Connect complete sentences that are closely related . Strawberry French toast is my favorite bre Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. End Punctuation. Periods—use a period to close sentences that make statements or give mild commands.. Question marks—use question marks to close sentences that ask direct questions.. SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. . Tricky Punctuation. @literacy_trust. National Literacy Trust. www.literacytrust.org.uk. contact @. literacytrust.org.uk. “. Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, or stop.”. . and . Conjunctive Adverbs. What is a semicolon?. The semicolon is a punctuation mark.. It looks like this . . ;. It is located on most keyboards two keys left of Enter.. The semicolon…. …connects independent clauses (complete sentences).. When to Use Colons. To add emphasis to the second clause in a . sentence. To . introduce . a list, a . quotation, or . another . idea . after . an independent clause. To . end a business letter greeting. 4. From . Real Good Grammar, Too. by Mamie Webb Hixon. PowerPoint Created by Rebecca Juntunen. Last Updated Spring 2017. “There’s a million things I haven’t done. But just you wait.”. -- Lin Manuel Miranda, “Alexander Hamilton” from the musical . PowerPoint Created by Olivia Hawkins. Last Updated Spring 2017. SPEAKER 1: How are you today?. Which respondent are you?. SPEAKER 2: I’m good.. SPEAKER 3: I’m well.. By using “good” as a descriptor, is Speaker 2. . #11. PowerPoint Created by Olivia Hawkins. Last Updated Spring 2017. The “fun” quandary. Fun. Fun . Funner. More fun . Funnest. Most fun . Fun = noun. Fun = adjective. The Grammar Divide. We had fun = we had cake. 3. FROM . REAL GOOD GRAMMAR, TOO . BY MAMIE WEBB HIXON. POWERPOINT CREATED BY OLIVIA HAWKINS. LAST UPDATED SPRING 2017. THREE TYPES OF SENTENCE ERRORS. Fragments. Comma splices. . Run-on sentences. FRAGMENT. Grammar Review. Why use punctuation correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Commas ,. Commas group words that belong together and separate words that don’t belong together. .