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©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, IncCollege Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E
Chapter 40
Other Punctuation Other Punctuation MarksMarks
College Writing SkillsCollege Writing Skills, 6E , 6E and and College Writing College Writing Skills with ReadingsSkills with Readings, 6E, 6E
John LanganJohn Langan
Chapter Forty
©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, IncCollege Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E
Chapter 40
Colon (:)•Use a colon at the end Use a colon at the end of a sentence to of a sentence to introduceintroduce
–1. A list1. A list–2. A quotation2. A quotation–3. An explanation3. An explanation
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Colon (:)
A ListA ListEx:Ex: The store will close at noon
on the following dates: November 26, December 24, and December 31.
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Colon (:)
A QuotationA QuotationEx:Ex: In his book Life Lines, Forrest
Church maintains that people should cry more: “[H]ardly a week passes in which most of us don’t have something worth crying about.”
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Colon (:)
An ExplanationHere’s a temporary solution to
a dripping faucet: tie a string to it, and let the drops slide down the string to the sink.
Ex:Ex:
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Semicolon (;)• Use a semicolon to mark off items in a series when the items themselves contain commas.
• Maya’s children are named Melantha, which means “black flower”; Yonina, which means “dove”; and Cynthia, which means “moon goddess.”
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Dash (--)• A dash signals a pausesignals a pause
longer than a comma but not as complete as a period. Use a dash to set off words for set off words for dramatic effectdramatic effect.
• I was so exhausted that I fell
asleep within seconds–standing up.
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Arthur C. Clarke, author of
Arthur C. Clarke, author ofscience fiction books (including
science fiction books (including2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey), was ), was inspired as a young man by the
inspired as a young man by the magazine magazine Astounding Stories
Astounding Stories
In 1913, the tax on
an annual income of
$4,000 (a comfortable
wage at that time)
was one penny.
• Parentheses are used to set off extra or Parentheses are used to set off extra or incidental information from the rest of incidental information from the rest of the sentence.the sentence.
Parentheses ( )
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Hyphen (-)
Use a hyphen with two or more words that act as that act as a single unit a single unit describing noun.describing noun.
The six-year-old girl…The six-year-old girl…The light-footed burglar...The light-footed burglar...Exs.:Exs.:
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Hyphen (-)Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line of writing or typing. Divide the word between syllables.
The red moon hanging low on the The red moon hanging low on the horizon made a picture perfect horizon made a picture perfect atmosphere for Halloween night.atmosphere for Halloween night.
Ex.:Ex.:
