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Linking Marks
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THE END
Da
sh
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The Semicolon
,
Links two complete sentences that are
closely related, and of
equal importance
The Hyphen
Sean likes to play the piano; Janet likes to sing.
Nick finally was ready to pop the question: Janet, will you marry me?
Linking Marks
Separates objects on a list in
place of a comma when a comma
would create confusion
Introduces
a quotation,
statement, or question
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Madyline Spencer
Abby Hobbs
The players in the band were Sean, the pianist; Janet, the singer; Nick, the drummer; and Carly, the background dancer.
Janet became Sean's Dad's daughter-in-law at age twenty-two. After some troubling years, Sean became Janet's ex-husband...and Nick, the drummer, was about to get a brand-new wife.
He admired her charming qualities: beauty, poise, and vocal excellence.
Joins compound words
Joins spelled out compound numbers
(twenty-one) and fractions (three-fourths)
Divides a word of more than one syllable
at the end of a line
Used With prefixes ex-, self-, all- and the suffix –elect
Joins words used as a single adjective before a noun
Ex. well-organized staff
Introduces a list
of enumerations
Colon
Introduces
an explanation
Colon
Nick knew all along how it would end up: he had planned to marry Janet long ago.
Shows strong emphasis
“Nick, I’ll marry you—but only in the temple.”
“Love, loyalty, compassion—these are the keys to a happy marriage.”
Nick knelt on one knee, pulled out the ring, stared into Janet's eyes—but Janet’s face dropped suddenly.
Introduces a summary
following a series
Signifies an abruptness,
a change of emphasis / direction