English- Colon, Semi-colon, and dashes
Which sentences use a semi-colon correctly?
I did not study; therefore, I failed the test
Which sentences use a colon correctly?
Only three students came to the meeting: Wilbur, Fred, and Albert
What are the conjunctive adverbs? ( sentence connectors)
Therefore, however, in spite of, thus, hence, in addition, nevertheless, subsequently
A colon introduces..
a list or series
A colon serves to...
catapult the attention of the reader forward
A colon is used...
following the salutation of a business letter
Example of a dash....
he new student- what a snob - strutted down the hallway.
A dash is not a..
hyphen
Punctuations adds...
pauses, creativity, emphasis, style, and variety
Both sentences could stand alone when written with a
semi-colon
Overuse of a dash..
takes away the impact
A dash is used...
to separate new ideas or unneeded information, to create an emphatic pause of interruption, and a reverse colon
A semi-colon is used..
when an author wants to both separate and connect two complete sentences