125 [6] The powerful, resonating sound caught our attention. |
125 [6] The powerful, resonating sound caught our attention. |
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127 * Colon, ':'. |
127 * Colon, ':'. |
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129 1 Colons precede a list, an explanation or an example. |
129 1 Colons precede a list, an explanation or an example. |
130 2 To introduce a direct quote (a comma can also be used in this situation). |
130 2 The colon is used to separate two main clauses where the first is an |
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131 introduction to the second. |
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132 3 To introduce a direct quote (a comma can also be used in this situation). |
131 * You do not put a space before a colon, but you do need a space after one. |
133 * You do not put a space before a colon, but you do need a space after one. |
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133 Example: |
135 Example: |
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135 [1] There are two main shopping areas in Nottingham: Broadmarsh Centre and |
137 [1] There are two main shopping areas in Nottingham: Broadmarsh Centre and |
136 Victoria Centre. |
138 Victoria Centre. |
137 [2] He announced to his friends: "I'm getting married!" |
139 [2] The pilot had an awful realization: he had forgotten to turn off the gas |
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140 at breakfast time. |
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141 [3] He announced to his friends: "I'm getting married!" |
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139 * Full stop (period), '.'. |
143 * Full stop (period), '.'. |
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141 * Full stops (periods in the USA) go at the end of sentences that are |
145 1 Full stops (periods in the USA) go at the end of sentences that are |
142 statements. |
146 statements. |
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147 2 They are also used to mark abbreviations. If such an abbreviation occurs at |
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148 the very end of a sentence, the final dot is not usually written twice. |
143 * You do not put a space before a full stop, but you do need at least one |
149 * You do not put a space before a full stop, but you do need at least one |
144 space after one (two spaces for purists). |
150 space after one (two spaces for purists). |
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146 Example: |
152 Example: |
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148 My name is Lynn. I am a teacher. |
154 [1] My name is Lynn. I am a teacher. |
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155 [2] An overhead projector is often referred to as an O.H.P. |
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150 * Hyphen, '-'. |
157 * Hyphen, '-'. |
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152 * Hyphens are used to connect words or syllables, or to divide words into |
159 * Hyphens are used to connect words or syllables, or to divide words into |
153 parts. |
160 parts. |
211 Nathan replied, "I don't understand." Nathan asked, "Do you understand?" Nathan shouted, "I don't understand!" |
218 Nathan replied, "I don't understand." Nathan asked, "Do you understand?" Nathan shouted, "I don't understand!" |
212 He wrote in 1946 that, "The key word in digital computer is 'digital'." |
219 He wrote in 1946 that, "The key word in digital computer is 'digital'." |
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214 * Ellipsis, '...'. |
221 * Ellipsis, '...'. |
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216 * Ellipsis used to show that something has been omitted. |
223 1 Ellipsis used to show that something has been omitted, indicate missing |
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224 words in an incomplete quotation. |
218 Example: |
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226 Example: |
220 Chomsky suggested that, "Language is a system that...can be described in an |
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221 algebraic notation." |
228 [1] Chomsky suggested that, "Language is a system that...can be described in |
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229 an algebraic notation." |
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223 * Dash, '-', '--'. |
231 * Dash, '-', '--'. |
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225 1 The dash should be used when making a brief interruption within a |
233 1 The dash should be used when making a brief interruption within a |
226 statement, a sudden change of thought, an additional comment, or a dramatic |
234 statement, a sudden change of thought, an additional comment, or a dramatic |
243 * Brackets '[]'. |
251 * Brackets '[]'. |
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245 1 Use brackets to signify an editor's note in a regular piece of writing. You |
253 1 Use brackets to signify an editor's note in a regular piece of writing. You |
246 can also use brackets to clarify or to revise a direct quote so that it |
254 can also use brackets to clarify or to revise a direct quote so that it |
247 appeals to your own writing. |
255 appeals to your own writing. |
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256 2 The first brackets are rounded, and brackets inside brackets are squared. |
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249 Example: |
258 Example: |
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251 [1] "[The blast] was absolutely devastating," said Susan Smith. |
260 [1] "[The blast] was absolutely devastating," said Susan Smith. |
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