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A Few Points of Punctuation

ENGL 015: Assignment 2. A Few Points of Punctuation. Point 1. Use colons to give more detail and to start lists. Point 1. To give more detail: “I hated him for one reason: he murdered my brother.”. Point 1. To give more detail: “I hated him for one reason : he murdered my brother .”.

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A Few Points of Punctuation

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  1. ENGL 015: Assignment 2 A Few Points of Punctuation

  2. Point 1 Use colons to give more detail and to start lists.

  3. Point 1 To give more detail: “I hated him for one reason: he murdered my brother.”

  4. Point 1 To give more detail: “I hated him for one reason: he murdered my brother.”

  5. Point 1 To start a list: “He took only three things with him: a watch, a Bible, and a gun.”

  6. Point 1 To start a list: “He took only three things with him: a watch, a Bible, and a gun.”

  7. Point 2 Use semi-colons to connect sentences.

  8. Point 2 Although it was raining outside; King Lear still wandered around the countryside.

  9. Point 2 It was raining outside; King Lear still wandered around the countryside. It was raining outside; nevertheless, King Lear still wandered around the countryside.

  10. Point 2 But remember: you don’t have to use semi-colons. It was raining outside, butKing Lear still wandered around the countryside. Although it was raining outside, King Lear still wandered around the countryside.

  11. Point 3 The only other thing you use semi-colons for is dividing items in a list.

  12. Point 3 Usually, this will be a list that starts with a colon. “We hold these truths to be self-evident:that all men are created equal;that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;that among these rights...”

  13. Point 3 Using a semi-colon helps when the items in the list are long, or need commas inside them. He made two claims: that the law was unjust, tyrannical, and short-sighted; and that it would be impossible to enforce.

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