Punctuation Flashcards
what must you do when asked specific functions in a paragraph
you must quote the actual example in order to classify which explanations match which punctuation marks
what are the functions of the full stop
- shows the end of a sentence
- come after abreviations
when should capital letters be used
- beginning of sentence
- proper nouns
- abbreviations when using the fist letters
- acronyms
- personal pronoun ‘I’
- key words in titles
- cartoons ( if the rest of the text is lower case letters, capital letters emphasise a certain tone/emphasis, which you must specify )
what must you never do with an exclamation mark
you must never use more than one at a time
what is an exclamation mark used for
it is used to display a specific emotion/tone
what must you do when explaining the function of the exclamation mark
identify the tone/attitude/emotion and the reason. the author’s point of perspective that supports the tone/emotion/attitude.
what are exclamation marks often used in
in subjective writing which is informal
what are question marks used for
they are used to show a question or a rhetorical question
what will you need to address when asked to identify and discuss a rhetorical question
you will need to …
what can an ellipsis be used for
- inuendo
- an iterruption
- omitted words
- suspense
what is the function do the colon
it introduces a list
it introduces quotation or direct speech
it introduces a clarafication/explanation
what is the function of a dash
- introduces and afterthought or aside
- creates a suspenseful pause
- it separates clauses
- introduces and explanation/clarification
- indicate hesitation, interruption, uncertainty
what are parenthesis
brackets
double commas
double dashes
what information can be inclosed in parenthesis
- specific examples
- definitions
- translation
- personal comment
- humorous comment/ sarcastic aside
- dismissive comment
- critical comment
- factual information
what are inverted commas used for
- indicate direct speech
- indicate a quotation
- indicate a title
- show sarcastic or ironic reference to a word or a concept
- indicate that the word us a specific term applied/used
- indicate that the enclosed is a different register
- indicate terminology
- refer to a specific word being discusses out of context
