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Punctuation
Punctuation
Separating sentence elements. Elements of lists. Dates July 11, 1982. Afte searations
Basicaly, everything, is great. I want to go swimmng, and then sailing. I need to get
squid, pickles, and chocolate at the grocery store. I’m going to go for a run, read a
chapter of my book, and go see the new Colonel Justice movie.
When you come in, please take of your shoes. – Please take off your shoes when you
come in.
You like cheese, don’t you? This won’t hurt, will it? (tag questions)
Paige, how are you? Yes, I would love some cheese! No, I hate cheese.
Commas in dialogue.
The Appositive
(ad positio)
My lder sister, Griselda, is going to college in the fall. They stopped selling my
favorite snack, the Cookie Cat.
His favorite artists are Elvis, a tiny Norwegian harpist and Frida Kahlo.
Apostrophes and contractions
2. Possession >shows ownership : That’s David’s cursed skull. –That cursed skull
belongs to David.
Lowercase letter plural s’s – I like to draw j’s I’s to denote that they are plural.
Contractions
You need to remember to always dot your i’s. David’s capital As look like trees.
Jess’s hat. The Bus’s air conditioning is broken. Texas’s chili culture.
The dog’s bone – five dogs’ bones - the dogs’ favorite park –
Its is a possessive pronoun – Ilike ribeye steak because of its rich flavor.