PPT-Unit 3: Commas, Ellipsis, & Dashes

ELACC8L2a Use punctuation comma ellipsis dash to indicate a pause or break ELACC8L2b Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission Comma Usage Rules A comma is used to separate words or groups of words so that the meaning of a sentence is clear. in Transformer 3. : “Dark of the Moon” Movie Script by . Ehren. . Kruger. By :. Vivin. . Setiyorini. 2009-32-005. 6. Introduction. Review to Related Literature. Method of the Research. Finding. A Presentation of When and Where to use a Comma. “The Big five”. Grammar and Punctuation. 1. Fragments. Incorrect: Unless you want . more coverage. . We have made all the arrangements.. Correct: Unless you want more . Punctuation. . DASHES. DASH:. Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought or speech. .. EXAMPLE:. It’s your turn—even though it is your birthday—to do the . dishes.. Use dashes sparingly – if you use them too much, they will lose their effect. Notice the quick change of thought in the example sentence that is set off by dashes. . Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. An ellipsis consists of three full-stops. . It . has two roles.. It shows . that words have been deleted from a direct quotation.. Salamanders. , . Colin Phillips & Dan Parker. Department . of Linguistics. Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Program. University of . Maryland. languagescience.umd.edu. Overview. Grammatical alternatives. Experimental investigations of ellipsis: 3 leading themes. En. -. Dash and . Em. -. Dash. Magic Little Dashes!. Do you know the rules of usage for:. FOUR TIMES WHEN . YOU. SHOULD USE. The Hyphen. -. FOUR TIMES WHEN . YOU. SHOULD USE. The Hyphen. HYPHENATED ADJECTIVE . Marking code: P. What is it?. Brackets, commas or dashes can all be used to separate a word or phrase that has been added to a sentence as an explanation or afterthought.. The word/phrase inside the brackets, commas or dashes is called a parenthesis.. . 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.”. 8. th. Writing. COMMA RULES!. Remember - commas save lives!. Let’s eat, Grandpa!. Let’s eat Grandpa!. 1. Between items in a series. A SERIES is a list of three or more words, phrases, or clauses.. Use a . hyphen. to divide a word at the end of a line. . Only words with more than one syllable can be divided. Do not leave a single letter at the beginning or the end of a line. . Longer words can be divided in more than one place.. For example: . “We the People of the United States… do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America.”. In this lesson you . will learn how to use an ellipsis to indicate an omission . Zipperer. 8. th. Grade Language Arts. Ellipsis . An . ellipsis. . are used when . quoting material and you want to . omit . words. .. The . ellipsis consists of three evenly spaced dots (periods. ) . parenthetical phrases. Learning Targets:. I can define nonrestrictive elements (extra information that is added and does not affect the meaning of the sentence, e.g., . Mrs. Jones, my teacher, assigned homework.). Bonaventure M. SALA. Department of English. University of . Yaounde. I. Outline. . Preliminaries. Background . Design and Method . Ellipsis in . CamE. Pro-forms in . CamE. Raw data. Conclusion . .