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PUNCTUATION,Part 2 YOUR FAVORITE GRAMMAR
SUBJECT AND AS EASY AS EATING ICE CREAM
Genius without education is like silver in the
mine. Ben Franklin
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Marks of punctuation covered

• Quotation mark
• Apostrophe
• Parentheses
• Dash
• Hyphen

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QUOTATION MARKS

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1. To enclose a direct quotation or each part of
a divided quotation.

• Miguel Cervantes said, A proverb is a short
  sentence based on long experience.
• Lets go, said the sergeant, we have 20
  miles to run yet.

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2. To indicate the titles of books, poems,
articles, etc., and for the names of ships, etc.

• Como agua para Chocolate
• Fog
• Titanic

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APOSTROPHE
,
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1. TO FORM THE POSSESSIVE CASE OF NOUNS AND
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

• Celinas CD

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2. To form the plural of numbers and letters

• San Francisco 49s
• Oakland As

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3. To show the omission of letters or numbers

• Dont
• Govt
• Oclock
• Class of 42

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Parentheses
( )
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1. To show that the part enclosed within them is
merely for explanation.

• I love this class (especially when they are
  asleep).

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DASH
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1. To show a sudden change in thought or in
construction

• I am planning to go but why should I tell you?

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2. To join an uninterrupted series of numbers

• 19401950
• Chapters V--X

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HYPHEN
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1. IN WRITING COMPOUND NOUNS

• Sister-in-law
• Commander-in-chief
• Attorney-at-law

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2. To join words combined into a single adjective

• A well-to-do man
• A happy-go-lucky person

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3. When it is necessary to divide a word at the
end of a line, the division should be made
between syllables, and the hyphen should come at
the end of the line.

• Mutila-
• tion

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Punctuate accordingly

• I ate my Moms cake.
• The 76s are a tremendous basketball team.
• Between the years 1930 1940 I learned to play
  the piano.
• Most students are not happy go lucky.
• Take the gun said Alvaro, and run like the wind.
• Cant you see that Im busy.
• It was a hot day no, the heat was unbearable!
• Everyone should read The Bible at least once.
• My Father in law is a great guy.
• The Queen Elizabeth is a spectacular luxury
  liner.
• President Reagan said, we must arm ourselves
  rapidly.

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Corrections

• I ate my Moms cake.
• The 76s are a tremendous basketball team.
• Between the years 1930--1940 I learned to play
  the piano.
• Most students are not happy-go-lucky.
• Take the gun, said Alvaro, and run like the
  wind.
• Cant you see that Im busy.
• It was a hot day --no, the heat was unbearable!
• Everyone should read The Bible at least once.
• My Father-in-law is a great guy.
• The Queen Elizabeth is a spectacular luxury
  liner.
• President Reagan said, We must arm our selves
  rapidly.

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Assignment

• 1. All my sisters in law are excellent cooks.
• 2. The 49s are definitely not the best team in
  football.
• 3. It began to rain yes, it began to rain cats
  and dogs.
• 4. Lisas lasagna was the most delicious of all
  the meals.
• 5. Wont you understand that I have much work to
  do.
• 6. The governor wasted no time in making the
  following announcement
• 7. Everyone must arm himself for a terrorist
  invasion is on hand.
• 8. Swim as fast as you can said the lifesaver
  there are a couple of sharks right behind you.
• 9. At the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean lays The
  Titanic.
• 10. From 1943 1953 we built our business
  slowly.