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Punctuation
Meet Period
• What it does:Separates ideas.
• What it “says”:“We are done with this thought. Let’s move on.”• What it cannot do:
Connect ideas• It’s kind of like a:
Wall that divides two properties
Meet Comma
• What it does:Joins a smaller idea to the main idea
• What it “says”:“And one more thing that connects here . . .”• What it cannot do:
Connect two big ideas (ICs)• It’s kind of like a:
Hook connecting a train car to the engine
Meet Semicolon
• What it does:Joins two related main ideas (ICs)
• What it “says”:“Let’s get married!”
• What it cannot do: Replace a comma
• It’s kind of like:eHarmony . . . It brings compatible clauses together
Meet Colon
• What it does:It brings emphasis to whatever follows• What it “says”“Wait, you’re not going to believe this!”“For example . . .”• What it cannot do: Juggle• It’s kind of like a:Vanna White: it puts things on displayThe guy walking around saying “the end is nigh!”Paul Revere warning the colonists
Listen up:
• You should know this fact: a colon can be used to introduce and emphasize important ideas EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO LIST
• Here is one more reminder: there is not always a list after a colon.
• Something else besides a list can come after a colon: one really important statement.
Try this:
• Holicong “sevvies” must remember one thing: obey and serve the ninth graders.
• Teachers repeat the same refrain all year: be quiet.
• Sometimes there is only one right way to act: properly
• There he was, standing right in front of me: Blum-tober-fest.
Try this:
• Holicong “sevvies” must remember one thing:
• Teachers repeat the same refrain all year:
• Sometimes there is only one right way to act:
• There he was, standing right in front of me:
Semicolons and Colons
Which one of these is incorrect?