PPT-Dashes, Ellipses, Question marks, and Exclamations

This is it the final grammar notes for the rest of the school year Dashes Like commas semicolons colons and ellipses the dash represents an interrupton or an abrupt change of thought . A UWF Writing Lab Mini . Lesson. Mini-Lesson #63. DEFINITION. ELLIPSIS: a . punctuation mark . of three spaced dots (. . .) used to show an omission in writing or printing (Plural: . ellipses. ). Uses of Ellipses. 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. . The Strongest One!. Skills. Today we will learn about:. amazing words. consonant digraphs,. realism and fantasy,. monitor and fix up,. high-frequency words. ,. ask and answer . questions,. vocabulary words, and. HTAI Dublin Sixth Year Revision Seminar. M. Kennedy. TCD. 2012. Exam Structure. Timing for the DBQ. DBQ Marking Scheme. Question 1 – Comprehension. Four questions at 5 marks each. Question 2 – Comparison. ). . .. . !. - . ’. . ;. . ,. . :. ”. . ?. (. Copyright © 2014 Write Score LLC. Try reading this statement:. What would be the ideal vacation destination for some it would be a sunny beach on a tropical island but others would prefer a snow covered mountain then again it could be a foreign country or even your own back yard who would choose to stay home well the staycation is becoming more and more popular especially with hard economic times after all traveling always brings some level of stress and vacations should be all about relieving stress.. Oh MY!. End Marks…AKA punctuation. PERIOD. Used at the end of a complete declarative sentence. Most sentences end with a period. It is also used after an abbreviation . Dr. Washington agreed with the diagnosis.. Introduction: briefly describe why you might agree with the question. Then identify the other side of the debate. Agree with the question: Explain why the factor/reason/opinion in the question might be valid. Give detailed examples to show this.. THE . DASH -. The dash (–) is used to set off additional material within a . sentence. Dashes are often used to . emphasize. the material they set off. . To . set off appositives that contain . commas. Describe. the key issue from the Learning Theories which you have studied. (4 marks. ) . A01. Use concepts and research from the . Learning Theories . to . explain. the key . question . you have studied. (8 marks) . How many punctuation marks do you know?. Why do we need punctuation?. Punctuation is a tool writers use to help their readers understand how to read their sentences. Many principles govern punctuation, but how a sentence is punctuated is of ten dependent on a writer’s style or intended meaning.. Consider the attitude displayed by each writer. Identify . key areas of agreement and disagreement . in their points of view. . You should support your answer by referring to important ideas in the passages.. Consider the attitude displayed by each writer. Identify . key areas of agreement and disagreement . in their points of view. . You should support your answer by referring to important ideas in the passages.. Ellipses: . a punctuation mark of three spaced dots . (. . . .) used to show an omission in writing or printing (Plural: ellipses. ).. Uses of Ellipses. Use ellipses to show omitted material from a quoted passage in order to be fair to the author quoted and to maintain good grammar in the writer’s own work. Your resulting passage should be grammatically complete and correct.. Carol Ann Duffy & Norman . MacCaig. Duffy: Themes. Death. Love. Relationships. Speaker/Persona. Emotions. Regret. Loss. Setting. Isolation. Honesty. How do the poems . connect . to these . themes.