Eng 102SC Otherpuncthyphens

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Parenthesis

DO NOT OVERUSE!!!

Use to enclose supplemental material, minor

digressions, and afterthoughts

Nurses record patients vital signs (temperature, pulse, and

blood pressure) several times a day.

Use to enclose letters or umbers labeling items in a

series

Regulations stipulated that only the following equipmentcould be used on the survival mission: (1) knife, (2) thirty

feet of parachute line, (3) a book of matches, and (4) two

ponchos.


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Brackets

Use to enclose any words/phrases that have beeninserted into an otherwise word-for-word quotation

Audubon reports that if there are not enough young to balancedeaths, the end of the species [California condor] is inevitable(4).

The Latin word sic in brackets indicates that an error

in a quoted sentence appears in the original source.

Do NOT overuse because calling attention to othersmistakes can appear snobbish.

According to the review, NellyFortados performance wasbrilliant, exceeding [sic] the expectations of even her most

loyal fans.


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Dash

Use to set off parenthetical material that deservesemphasis

Everything that went wrongfrom the peeping Tom at herwindow last night to my head-on collision todaywe blamedon our move.

Use to set off appositives that contain commas

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames a

nearby noun. They are usually set off with commas, butwhen the appositive itself contains commas, a pair ofdashes helps readers see the importance of all pauses.

In my hometown, peoples basic needs food, clothing, andshelterare less costly than in a big city like LA.

type word, space, next word, andWord will do it automatically


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Dash

Use to introduce a list, a restatement, an amplification,

or a dramatic shift in tone or thought

(basically can replace a colon, but colons are more

formal and less dramatic than a dash)

Only use if there is a specific reason for its use (dont

want unnecessary chopiness)

In my hometown, peoples basic needs sesame seed oil, honey,safflower oil, and that half-liquid peanuts only peanut butter.


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Brackets

Use to enclose any words/phrases that have beeninserted into an otherwise word-for-word quotation

Audubon reports that if there are not enough young to balancedeaths, the end of the species [California condor] is inevitable(4).

The Latin word sic in brackets indicates that an error

in a quoted sentence appears in the original source.

Do NOT overuse because calling attention to othersmistakes can appear snobbish.

According to the review, NellyFortados performance wasbrilliant, exceeding [sic] the expectations of even her most

loyal fans.


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Brackets Worksheet

1. Lisettesspeech contained the following remark: I

accept this medal Comal College Student of the Year

with the acknowledgment of the support of my

family, friends, and teachers.[Comal College Student of the Year]

2. The actor remarked, none too humbly, When I

deliver my characters famous speech Act I Scene 3,the audience weeps.

[Act I Scene 3]


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Brackets Worksheet

3. If you read the quotation from the Navy captain

(see the article entitled Life Down Under page 4,

column 5), you will have a better understanding of

life on a submarine.[page 4, column 5]

4. At one point in the interview, the singer responded,

When Im home London, England, I occasionallygive free concerts.

[London, England]


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Brackets Worksheet

5. As part of the preparation for your trip, you will

find it immensely helpful to read about the local

customs (the When in Rome... section of Chapter 2

pages 18-20).[pages 18-20]

6. The mayor-elect then commented, It is imperative

that we make this the proposed loop around the citya priority of this administration.

[the proposed loop around the city]


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Brackets Worksheet

7. The winner answered my question about the best

type of racing bicycle with Theres no doubt that

mine a twenty-seven speed Italian bicycle is the

best.[a twenty-seven speed Italian bicycle]

8. To get to the Connellys farm, you go down

Arrowhead Road (between Route 10 the turnoff isnorth of Evinston and Route 52).

[the turnoff is north of Evinston]


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Brackets Worksheet

9. Do you happen to know the year that Tony Dorsett

was awarded it the Heisman Trophy? Luella asked.

[the Heisman Trophy]

10. Please turn to the statistics on the world

population (see page 46 Chart C) before continuing.

[Chart C]


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Ellipsis Mark

Use to indicate that words have been deleted from anotherwise word-for-word quotation

Shute acknowledges that treatment for autism can beexpensive: Sensory integration therapycan cost up to $200an hour (82).

If a full sentence or more is deleted in the middle of aquoted passage, use a period before the three ellipsis

dots If we dont properly train, teach, or treat our growing prison

population, says long-time reform advocate Luis Rodriguez,somebody else will.This may well be the safety issue of thenew century (16).


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Ellipsis Mark

Use to indicate a hesitation or an interruption in

speech or to suggest unfinished thoughts

The apartment building next doorits going up in flames!

yelled Marcia.


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... Worksheet (how many...?)

1. Archaeologists already knew that ancient ruins

existed near...Pisa (famous for its leaning tower.

2. Therefore, when construction began...at Pisa, the

archaeologists decided to do some excavating.

3. By fall of 1999, the archaeological team had turned

up sixteen ships....The shortest was 23 feet long, the

longest nearly 100 feet.


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... Worksheet

4. The shortest was 23 feet long, the longest nearly

100 feet....the archaeologists unearthed cargoes of

fruit and olives still in storage jars.

5. Probably the most emotional discovery was that ofthe skeletons of a man...and a dog near one of the

cargo ships.


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Slash

Use to separate two or three lines of poetry

Add a space before and after the slash

Roses are red / violets are blue / sugar is sweet

Use to separate paired terms

Do not use space before or after slash

Pass/fail, producer/director

Do not use and/or, he/she, is/or

Rewrite instead


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Hyphen

Use the dictionary to see if whether or not a word is

hyphenated or compound

Water-repellent, waterproof, water table

Use when two or more words are used together as anadjective before a noun

Richa Gupta is not yet a well-known candidate.

Do not use to connectly adverbs to words theymodify

WRONG: A slowly-moving truck tied up traffic


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Hyphen

Hyphenate fractions and certain numbers when they

are spelled out

One-fourth

Use with the prefixes all-, ex-, and self-

Self-help

Use with the suffix -elect

President-elect


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Hyphen

Use in certain words to avoid ambiguity or to separate

awkward double or triple letters

Re-creation and recreation

Anti-intellectual (double i)

Cross-stitch (double s)


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Hyphen Worksheet

1. In the story, the villain dies from a self inflicted wound.

Self-inflicted

2. Bill Bradley is an ex basketball player.

Ex-basketball3. Governor elect Rousseau was born right here in our

town.

Governor-elect

4. The Assad family left Istanbul on a bitterly cold day.

Bitterly-cold


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Hyphen Worksheet

5. Have you hear that only forty two percent of the peoplein this area favor a bike trail?

Forty-two

7. Did you know that manatees have trouble hearing lowfrequency sounds?

Low-frequency

8. At this location today, one hundred and three people

have registered to vote.Hundred-and-three

9. Elissa is looking for an oil free moisturizing liquid.

Oil-free


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Hyphen Worksheet

10. The pro American position will be presented next.

Pro-American

11. Adelita wanted to speak to the ex governor of the

state.Low-frequency

12. Lawrences great uncle Peter was Speaker of the

House in 1962.

Great-uncle13. Nine tenths of the eleventh grade students are going

to college.

Nine-tenths


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Hyphen Worksheet

14. Despite the hockey teams all out effort, they still lost

the game.

All-out

15. The pre Socratic philosopher Pythagoras believed thatthe earth revolved around the sun.

Pre-Socratic

16. Mei Lings vacation is well deserved.

Well-deserved17. What is a two syllable word whose second syllable

rhymes with old?

Two-syllable


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Hyphen Worksheet

18. That history book from 1950 is out of date.

Out-of-date

19. As for baseball players, Kirstens all time favorite

is Mark McGwire.

All-time

20. Eric, along with Abraham and Louise, wants to

look for an after school job.

After-school


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Welcome to the Cat express where all

cats say Meow Meo Meeeeow [sic]

Meow meo.

Tap water, Well-water, Spring

water, Rain water, and Milk

Its in wonderful flavors you love (fish, chicken, and tuna)

and enjoy.According to our chef, it is the greatest cat

nip around and has all the flavors that every cat loves.

The Chicken Fest has so much flavoreven the

humans are jealousthat it will make your mouth water.


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Grammar Tasks

Create a menu for a restaurant

On the menu, include one correct example of the

dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis mark, slash, and

hyphen.


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