PPT-End Punctuation and Semicolons

Andrea Lunsford The Everyday Writer End Punctuation Periodsuse a period to close sentences that make statements or give mild commands Question marksuse question marks to close sentences that ask direct questions. connect two independent clauses (futhe semicolon and the words after it must be complete sentences borrow a pole from my neighbor.We could go ent clauses creates what's called a ou could also use a c Lesson 14: Punctuation: Asides and Additions 227 Notice that the embedded sentence is not capitalized. Notice also that the comma that would normally be used at the end of the introductory clause i Colons & semicolons. colons. To the left of the colon, you must have a complete sentence/independent clause. . I need to purchase the following items: parsnips; carrots; bread, both rye and wheat; and lettuce.. SEMICOLONS. The big game is tomorrow. ;. I’m mentally prepared.. Everyone else in my family excels in a particular sport. ;. I seem to be the only exception.. The river is rising rapidly. ;. it is expected to crest by noon.. A brief summary of the . year 3 . expectations in English. English. Spoken Language. Reading (Word-reading, comprehension). Writing (Transcription, Composition and ‘Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar’). . 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).. Bailey. Vocab:. Enfranchise. Laconic. Grammar. :. What are semicolons used for. ?. 09-20. 09/20 cont.. Answers:. Enfranchise: . give the right to vote to. . . Historical. - free . (a slave. ).. Laconic: . colons. To the left of the colon, you must have a complete sentence/independent clause. . I need to purchase the following items: parsnips; carrots; bread, both rye and wheat; and lettuce.. Don’t put a colon if there’s a verb to the immediate . We will look at:. Commas ,. Inverted commas “. Apostrophes: omission (can’t) and possession (Will’s). Contractions I have I’ve. Commas. When would we use commas?. Semicolon. Grammar Toolkit. Semicolon. Like a comma, a semicolon separates parts of a sentence. However, a semicolon’s pause is longer than a comma but shorter than a full-stop.. I love diving. .. It’s my whole life. . This is how a lot of students write. They use commas to connect sentences. When this is done, it creates a run on sentence.. I am cold, I want a warm blanket.. We learned to add conjunctions with the comma to create . A semicolon tells the reader to pause longer than you would for a comma, not quite as long as you would for a period. . Semicolons are primarily used in compound sentences.. The semicolon takes the place of the comma and the conjunction joining the independent clauses. The Period. Periods can be used in two ways:. 1. Use a period to mark the end of a sentence. . Examples:. With the windows down, Craig and I drove down a tree-lined street.. I would love to come to your house for dinner.. Grammar 1.2. Puctuation. . Marks. In Spanish, upside-down punctuation marks ¿ and ¡. are added to the beginning of a phrase to signal a question . or exclamation. . You will continue to use the punctuation at the end of .