Chapter 2: Punctuation
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- 2.1: Commas
- One of the punctuation clues to reading you may encounter is the comma. The comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause in a sentence or a separation of things in a list. Commas can be used in a variety of ways.
- 2.2: Semicolons
- The semicolon indicates a break in the flow of a sentence, but functions differently than a period or a comma. When you encounter a semicolon while reading aloud, this represents a good place to pause and take a breath.
- 2.3: Colons
- Use a colon to introduce lists, quotes, examples, and explanations. You can also use a colon after the greeting in business letters and memos.
- 2.4: Quotes
- Quotation marks set off a group of words from the rest of the text. Use quotation marks to indicate direct quotations of another person’s words or to indicate a title. Quotation marks always appear in pairs.
- 2.5: Apostrophes
- An apostrophe is a punctuation mark that is used with a noun to show possession or to indicate where a letter has been left out to form a contraction.
- 2.6: Parentheses
- Parentheses ( ) are punctuation marks that are always used in pairs and contain material that is secondary to the meaning of a sentence.
- 2.7: Dashes
- A dash is a punctuation mark used to set off information in a sentence for emphasis.
- 2.8: Hyphens
- A hyphen looks similar to a dash but is shorter and used in different ways.
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