Punctuation Introduction
Date 12.09.2018 Size 3.66 Mb. #66477
Punctuation Introduction “Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down , notice this, take a detour, and stop.” The way a sentence is punctuated can change its meaning , for example, A woman, without her man, is nothing. A woman: without her, man is nothing. Why it is necessary? A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air. “Why?” asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder. “I’m a panda,” he says, at the door. “Look it up.” The waiter turns to the relevant entry and , sure enough, finds an explanation. Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.” Full stops (periods) These mark the end of a thought. There is NO space before it, but there is ONE space after the full stop (or period). Following the end of a sentence The new sentence starts with a Capital Letter. NEVER start a sentence with an abbreviation e.g. “GIS is used…” should “Geographical Information Systems are used… ” Never start a sentence with a number e.g. “10% of an ecosystem” should be written “Ten-percent of an ecosystem” when at the start of a sentence. Task one Punctuate this sentence so that it makes sense Task two Add the punctuation mark Comma – I went to the bank the chemist and Shoprite Comma – I am of course going steadily insane Colon – Tom has only one rule in life never eat anything bigger than your head Semi-colon – It was the barking of an enormous dog it came from over there Exclamation mark – Phew Its hot outside Question mark – What is the capital of France Hyphen – There were thirty two rabbits Share with your friends:
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