PPT-Dashes, Parenthesis & Colons

Using Dashes Dashes are used for two main purposes The first is what I call the Pause Dash It more or less says to the reader Right here I want you to take a breath What you will read next relates to what you have just read in an interesting way and I would like to emphasize it When using dashes this way you are allowed only one per sentence. Prepared by Sarah Nelson . for . the . Dolciani. Math Learning Center. 2012. Using a calculator can be extremely helpful but only if you know its particular conventions. While there are different types out there many of the features are the same. . Apostrophes communicate important information in written language. Dashes, when used sparingly, add emphasis.. APOSTROPHES. USING APOSTROPHES TO SHOW. Possession. Apostrophes are used to show that one or more things . From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #21. Do not use brackets when parenthesis are called for or parenthesis when brackets are needed. Brackets are used to enclose an explanation, comment, or correction that is inserted into quoted material.. Grammar. A gerund is a verb form ending in –. ing. that is used as a noun. Gerunds, like nouns, can be used as subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.. Hyphens. 1. Use . a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.. Example: What percentage of U.S. households have sub-. scribed to cable television. ?. Divide a word only between syllables.. Do not divide a one syllable word.. Grammar Toolkit. Hyphens and dashes. Grammar Toolkit. Hyphens and dashes. The main use of . hyphens. is to join two or more . words . into compound words. . A . dictionary will . usually tell . you whether or . Objective 2: Identify the purpose of dashes and understand the situations when they are appropriate. Objectives. By the time you finish taking notes on this resource, you should understand:. What a dash is. . 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.”. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #21. Do not use brackets when parenthesis are called for or parenthesis when brackets are needed. Brackets are used to enclose an explanation, comment, or correction that is inserted into quoted material.. www.thepunctuationshow.com. We can use brackets and dashes for parenthesis, but we can also use commas.. www.thepunctuationshow.com. Commas tend to be less forceful.. Any words inside the punctuation used for parenthesis can be left out, but will still leave a meaningful sentence.. January/February 2017. Expected standard. The pupil can write for a range of purposes and audiences (including writing a short story):. s. electing vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect the level of formality required mostly correctly. Rules. Hyphens . are used to connect two or more words (and numbers) into a single concept.. Italian-American communities are vibrant and interesting.. Tina’s money-saving measures have helped her save 1,000 dollars.. 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. . SEMI-COLON. SEMI-COLONS ;. A semi-colon, the dot over a comma, separates two independent but related sentences. It is a linking device. . As we’ve learned, a semi-colon can fix a run-on. . INCORRECT.