PPT-Grammar #1 Continued PUNCTUATION | semi-colons | colons| commas

SEMICOLON SEMICOLONS A semicolon the dot over a comma separates two independent but related sentences It is a linking device As weve learned a semicolon can fix a runon INCORRECT. Parts of Speech. 1. Verb. : action (examine, illustrate, argue). Example: The author . evaluates. interview techniques. . 2. Noun. : person, place or thing. (theory, child, agency, author) . Example: The . Look at the following sentence:. A woman without her man is nothing.. Write it down. Over the course of the lesson we will look at punctuation to see how it changes meaning and how it creates different effects.. The Secrets of Commas, Colons, and Semi-colons. an SSC Workshop. Commas (part 1). The Panda Joke. A panda walks into a restaurant, orders a bowl of eucalyptus, and casually eats his entire lunch. After finishing his dinner, he promptly pulls an Uzi from under his coat, shoots the other customers in the restaurant, and then begins to walk out of the restaurant. As he walks out the door, the irate owner confronts the panda: “What do you think your doing? You come in here eat and then shoot up my place. Why?” . ENGLISH REVISION SESSION. REMEMBER. In order to get a C or above in your English exam, you must use 5 different types of punctuation in your written paper( unit 2) other than a full stop or comma.. In order to get a B-A*, you must use punctuation to craft your writing for audience and purpose. . Wely. Lecture . 3: Re-training Your Grammar Ear. WELCOME . AGAIN . TO SAT 301 !. An organized approach to scoring higher and gaining acceptance to your top-choice . . colleges.. The 6-Tiered Approach to achieving success on the SAT:. Contents. Part I……………………….When to use a semi-colon. Part II……………………….When to use a colon. Part III……………………….Semi-colon and Colon . comparisons. . 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.”. ENGLISH REVISION SESSION. REMEMBER. In order to get a C or above in your English exam, you must use 5 different types of punctuation in your written paper( unit 2) other than a full stop or comma.. In order to get a B-A*, you must use punctuation to craft your writing for audience and purpose. . 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.. Colons and Semi-Colons. LO To learn how to use colons and semi-colons to structure sentences. Colons and Semi-Colons. Good writing depends partly on the correct use of capital letters, full stops and commas; however the appropriate use of colons and semi-colons can take your writing to a whole new level.. 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 . 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. . 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.. The Secrets of Commas, Colons, and Semi-colons. an SSC Workshop. Commas (part 1). The Panda Joke. A panda walks into a restaurant, orders a bowl of eucalyptus, and casually eats his entire lunch. After finishing his dinner, he promptly pulls an Uzi from under his coat, shoots the other customers in the restaurant, and then begins to walk out of the restaurant. As he walks out the door, the irate owner confronts the panda: “What do you think your doing? You come in here eat and then shoot up my place. Why?” .