PPT-Colons Jeff Anderson

In your writers notebook jot down what you notice about the punctuation in the following text examples Invitation to Notice She took everything in then and I with her the house with the sloping roof the evergreens leaning over it the dark shadow that was the woodpile on the front porch . washingtonedu Abstract Flaws in the standard libraries of secure sandboxes represent a major security threat to billions of devices worldwide The standard libraries are hard to secure because they frequently need to perform lowlevel operations that a 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 Modern France. History 172. Modern France. Decolonisation . a. nd. The Algerian War. (1954-1962). Algeria –. not just a colony. Under Ottoman rule for more than 300 years. Conquered by Charles X. 1830. 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.. 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.. mechanically inclined . Grammar for the Writing Classroom. Susan Grinsteinner. Gr. 3-8 Writing Interventionist. Dorchester School District . Two . March 7 2015. Empowering . writers through . positive . Contents. Part I……………………….When to use a semi-colon. Part II……………………….When to use a colon. Part III……………………….Semi-colon and Colon . comparisons. The glue that helps hold sentences together. COLON-IZING Your Writing. A . colons are used . to introduce . more . information about something mentioned earlier in the sentence. . Shannon brought one thing: a stethoscope.. 8/20. . You need to use a semicolon to join main (independent) clauses when a coordinating conjunction is not there.. Ha’aheo takes hula; Ulu takes ukulele.. 8/21. . A semicolon needs to go before a conjunctive adverb to join independent clauses together.. offutt. /. SWE 632. User Interface Design and Development. Cooper Ed4, . Ch. . 9. Cooper Part II. Well-Behaved Products. Etiquette, Posture, and Intermediates. Ch. . 9 : . Posture. 31-Aug-16. © Jeff Offutt. 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.. 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. University of South Florida • Library Second Floor writingstudio@usf.edu • 813.974.8293 • www.usf.edu/writing SEMICOLONS AND COLONS Commas, semicolons, and colons help improve sent The colon is often used to introduce explanatory elements, often in the form of a list. .. The colon takes the place of . “. such . as. ,”. . “. namely. ,”. . or . “for . example. .”. Colons cont..