Punctuation Power

8/13/2019 Punctuation Power

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Know: different types of punctuation.

Understand: that meaning can be changed by punctuation.

Do: change the meaning of sentences using punctuation.


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A woman without her man is nothing


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A woman: without her, man is nothing.

A woman without her man, is nothing.

A woman, without her, man is nothing.


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That that is is that that is not is not thats it that is


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When should you use them?


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. Full stop. Marks the end of a sentence.

, Comma. Separate clauses in a sentence oritems on a list.

; Semi-colon. Separate items on a list.

: Colon. Join two related sentences together,before a quotation or begin a list.

() Brackets. Add extra information.

Quotation marks. Around speech or quotations.

- Hyphen. To add extra information or break-up aword.

? Question mark. Used at the end of a question.

! Exclamation mark. At the end of a sentence toshow volume, surprise or shock.

Ellipsis. A pause or a break. Sometimes to showthat something needs to be continued.


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Lets eat Mummy!

Lets eat, Mummy!

The man dropped the bullet in his mouth.

The man dropped, the bullet in his mouth.

When I sing well, ladies feel sick.

When I sing, well ladies feel sick.


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Giant moving sale on Friday.

Im sorry you cant come with us.

No dogs please.

Dont use commas which are not necessary.

Private no swimming allowed.

Watch out man eating apes.


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Sometimes the meaning of an entire text can be changed without

changing a single word.

You can do this by simply changing the way in which it is punctuated.The letter on the next slide can be punctuated in two different ways.

They make two very different letters to John from Gloria.


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Dear John

I want a man who knows what love is all about you are generous kind

thoughtful people who are not like you admit to being useless and

inferior you have ruined me for other men I yearn for you I have no

feelings whatsoever when were apart I can be forever happy will you

let me be yours Gloria


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Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous,

kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless

and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I

have no feelings whatsoever when were apart. I can be forever happy

will you let me be yours?

Gloria


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Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is. All

about you are generous, kind, thoughtfulpeople, who are not like you. Admit to being

useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For

other men, I yearn. For you, I have no

feelings whatsoever. When were apart, I can

be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,

Gloria


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It should read:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Thats it, that is.

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