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P UNCTUATION IS COMMONLY MISUSED Today I will go in detail about some punctuation marks that we commonly use to write essays or in everyday life. Commas, periods, parenthesis, colons, and semicolon, quotation marks are all punctuation marks that we use quite often. Some of these are which are often misused are semicolon, quotation marks. In the following slides we will gain more information about our punctuation marks. Next

P ERIOD (.) period- a full pause, occurring at the end of a sentence. They are used: at the end of an imperative statement, at the end of a sentence, commonly used with initials and with abbreviations. For useful information go to National Punctuation Day.National Punctuation Day. Next

C OMMA (,) A comma has many uses, however its main purpose is to separate. Dictionary.com states: the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic. the Notice the amount of commas in the definition and what it is doing. For more info on comma’s and examples click here.here Next

P ARENTHESIS ( ) Using a parentheses in a sentence is to make the statement less important. However you would like your audience to be aware of this information. For example: Students in Ms. Hall’s English II class are learning about punctuation this week(they will be tested on the information ) and they are creating their own presentation. Additional Information is located in your eBook and at National Punctuation Day.National Punctuation Day NEXT

S EMICOLON (;) A semicolon is used to combine two independent clauses. These independent clauses are two sentences that can operate alone, but it would sound better if they were combined with a semicolon. For example: Sonia wanted to go to school today; she was bored during the entire spring break. More about the semicolon.semicolon Next

C OLON : A colon is used for a variety of things which include: to create emphasis on a certain topic, It is commonly used in interviews, and in common plays. Colon – it also separates a sentence and comes to elaborate, summarize, or interpret. Some examples are found on this website. The colon Fernando: I’m sorry that I missed my sister’s graduation Bobby: Why didn’t you go? NEXT

Q UOTATION M ARKS “” They are usually used to prevent plagiarism in this class and also to give credit to the speaker Dictionary.com states Punctuation marks (“ ”) that set off dialogue, quoted material, titles of short works, and definitions. When something must be quoted inside a quotation, single quotation marks are used. Quotation Marks Quotation Marks info and examples. Finish

U SING THE LINKS IN THIS POWER POINT CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF HOW YOUR ASSIGNED PUNCTUATION MARK IS USED. Click HERE to find complete directions.HERE