Punctuation Kadi Kangur 12A
PunctuationKadi Kangur
12A
APOSTROPHES Possession
Letters, numbers, or words have been omitted or shortened to form a contraction
Examples
the girl's homework for goodness' sake, Frankie Muniz' career girls' restroom, dinners' plates womens' restroom, mens' clothes you are - you're (not your)
COMMAS
set off a dependent phrase or clause
separate words of direct address
after introductory words
Examples
After John filled his glass, he moved over to join Jack and Jane.
"Jane, did you do your homework?" "Jack, will you pass me the bacon?"
"Indeed, Joe, your parents can be harsh." "The unicorn, you see, is a noble beast."
COLONS
set off a list of things punctuate time
Examples
The swimmers compete at three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
8:15 NB! for example, namely, for instance,
and that is.
DATES
5th of October, 2008
NB! 5/10/04 usually means 5 October 2008 in British English and May 10, 2008 in American English.
HYPHENS
to separate a word at the end of the line in running text
to join compound numbers to write a fraction as a word to join compound nouns and
adjectives to avoid confusion in awkward
words
Examples
presi-dent or pres-ident (not presid-ent) thirty-two (not thirtytwo or thirty two) three-fifths (not three fifths or three/fifths) fat-necked, thin-lipped anti-icing formula (instead of antiicing)
PERIODS
End a sentence
Examples
Incorrect: John threw the ball Jack caught the ball Jane rolled her eyes at them
John threw the ball and Jack caught it. Jane rolled her eyes at them.
John threw the ball. Jack caught it. Jane rolled her eyes at them.
SEMICOLONS
join two independent clauses
Examples
Incorrect: I have been writing for a long time; football is a sport played on a field.
I have been writing for a long time; it is one of my favorite pastimes. I have been writing for a long time. It is one of my favorite pastimes.
Sources:
http://fanfiction.mugglenet.com/viewpage.php?page=tips_punctuation#times
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date/written
http://neoco.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/hyphens.jpg
http://www.primaryclassroomresources.co.uk/acatalog/extra_punctuation.jpg
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