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Punctuation as a Priority

Punctuation as a Priority. Use at the end of a complete sentence Abbreviations Such as, academic degrees, geographic names, and courtesy titles DO NOT use a period after the individual letters in an acronym. P lease E ngage R ight I deas O n D isplaying…periods.

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Punctuation as a Priority

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  1. Punctuation as a Priority

  2. Use at the end of a complete sentence • Abbreviations • Such as, academic degrees, geographic names, and courtesy titles • DO NOT use a period after the individual letters in an acronym Please Engage Right Ideas On Displaying…periods.

  3. To separate independent clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet. • I like wearing pink, but sometimes it can’t be an everyday thing. • Yesterday was my dog’s birthday, so I bought her a new dress. Comma Drama

  4. Use commas after introductory a) clauses, b) phrases, or c) words that come before the main clause. • While I was reading, the cupcakes were baking. • To get a drink, I went to the bar early. • Yes, my purse is new. • The cat scratched at the door, while I was eating. • WRONG More Comma Drama

  5. Use a pair of commas in the middle of a sentence to set off clauses, phrases, and words that are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Use one comma before to indicate the beginning of the pause and one at the end to indicate the end of the pause. • Use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses written in a series. Even MORE Comma Drama

  6. DO NOT: • Use a comma to separate the subject from the verb • Put a comma between the two verbs or verb phrases in a compound predicate • Put a comma between the two nouns, noun phrases, or noun clauses in a compound subject or compound object • Put a comma after the main clause when a dependent (subordinate) clause follows it Comma Conclusions

  7. Use a colon to join 2 independent clauses when you wish to emphasize the second clause. • Use a colon after an independent clause when it is followed by a list, a quotation, appositive, or other idea directly related to the independent clause. • Use a colon at the end of a business letter greeting. Colon Chaos

  8. Use a semicolon in place of a period to separate two sentences where the conjunction has been left out. • Use the semicolon to separate units of a series when one or more of the units contain commas. • Use the semicolon between two sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction when one or more commas appear in the first sentence. Semi-colon more than just semi-important

  9. Get into groups of 3 • Create 4 sentences using each part of punctuation discussed today (Period, comma, colon and semi-colon) • The goal is to stump your classmates • Which ever teams sentences stumps their opposing team the most wins extra credit points Class Activity

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