Atc practise test english 2 ppsx

IF YOUR

PURPOSE

IS TO: USE THIS PUNCTUATION: EXAMPLE:

Introduce a colon [:] or comma [,] He said, “This simply won’t do.”

quotation (words

directly spoken).

The American writer Kate Chopin said this

of French short story master Guy de

Maupassant: “In a direct, simple way, he

told us what he saw.”

Indicate a quotation marks [“ ”] “To be or not to be?” is one of the most

quotation. famous lines from Hamlet.

Indicate a question mark [?] Why are so many people fascinated by

question. Star Trek?

Connect two words hyphen [-] brother-in-law, well-known author

that work together

as one object or

modifier.

Separate a word dash [—] I never lie—never.

or phrase

for emphasis.

Separate a word commas [,] The group, led by Max, made its way

or phrase that is through the forest.

relevant but not

essential information.

That restaurant, I heard, is going out of

business.

Separate a word parentheses [( )] There is an exception to every rule

or phrase that is (including this one).

relevant but secon￾dary information.

Show possession apostrophe [’] That’s Jane’s car.

or contraction.

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