PPT-Colons Jeff Anderson

In your writers notebook jot down what you notice about the punctuation in the following text examples Invitation to Notice She took everything in then and I with her the house with the sloping roof the evergreens leaning over it the dark shadow that was the woodpile on the front porch . They serve as conjunctions and indicate how the emphasis is distributed This worksheet covers some of the most common uses of colons and semicolons Colon The colon indicates the emphasis is to be on what follows it The colon acts as a sign saying Parts of Speech. 1. Verb. : action (examine, illustrate, argue). Example: The author . evaluates. interview techniques. . 2. Noun. : person, place or thing. (theory, child, agency, author) . Example: The . Look at the following sentence:. A woman without her man is nothing.. Write it down. Over the course of the lesson we will look at punctuation to see how it changes meaning and how it creates different effects.. The Fun Punctuation Marks!. Semicolons. Use a semicolon between independent clauses if they are NOT joined by a conjunction.. a semicolon between independent clauses joined by such words as . for example, for instance, therefore, that is, besides, accordingly, moreover, nevertheless, furthermore, otherwise, however, consequently, instead, hence.. The Secrets of Commas, Colons, and Semi-colons. an SSC Workshop. Commas (part 1). The Panda Joke. A panda walks into a restaurant, orders a bowl of eucalyptus, and casually eats his entire lunch. After finishing his dinner, he promptly pulls an Uzi from under his coat, shoots the other customers in the restaurant, and then begins to walk out of the restaurant. As he walks out the door, the irate owner confronts the panda: “What do you think your doing? You come in here eat and then shoot up my place. Why?” . SEMICOLONS. The big game is tomorrow. ;. I’m mentally prepared.. Everyone else in my family excels in a particular sport. ;. I seem to be the only exception.. The river is rising rapidly. ;. it is expected to crest by noon.. Using Colons to Introduce a list. For our class, we had to interview the following experts. :. an economist, a scientist, and a doctor.. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a lit of items. Use commas to separate three or more items.. SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. Colons and Semi-Colons. LO To learn how to use colons and semi-colons to structure sentences. Colons and Semi-Colons. Good writing depends partly on the correct use of capital letters, full stops and commas; however the appropriate use of colons and semi-colons can take your writing to a whole new level.. Investing by Instinct. . 1964. Jeff buys first stock. 20 shares of Varian Associates.. 1965. Jeff often stops by Merrill Lynch office before attending graduate school classes.. 1968. Jeff is first employed as a geophysicist and manages his own portfolio.. offutt. /. SWE 632. User Interface Design and Development. Cooper Ed4, . Ch. . 9. Cooper Part II. Well-Behaved Products. Etiquette, Posture, and Intermediates. Ch. . 9 : . Posture. 31-Aug-16. © Jeff Offutt. A mathematical structure that has more than one “part” (e.g. an array). 2D vectors might have . x. and . y. 3D vectors might have . x. , . y. and . z. 4D vectors might have . x. , . y. , . z. and . offutt. /. SWE 632. User Interface Design and Development. Cooper Ed4, . Ch. 19. Cooper Part III. Interaction Details. Designing for Mobile Devices. Pre-2007 Mobile Devices. Keyboards. optimized for 4-year old fingers. Using Dashes. Dashes are used for two main purposes. . The . first is what I call the Pause Dash. It more or less says to the reader, “Right here, I want you to take a breath. What you will read next relates to what you have just read in an interesting way, and I would like to emphasize it.” When using dashes this way, you are allowed only one per sentence..