Comma
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction that connects two of these kinds of clauses.
There should be a space ________and _________an ellipsis when it is used in a sentence to separate it from surrounding letters or punctuation marks.
Before and after
A more specific name for the dash.
Em dash
Commas
When quoting, the comma goes here.
What is before the quotation.
Where do the ellipses belong in this sentence?
“Maybe I shouldn’t go to summer camp this year maybe I’ll just go camping with my friends!”
“Maybe I shouldn’t go to summer camp this ... year maybe I’ll just go camping with my friends!”
The main reason for using a dash in a sentence.
To indicate a pause.
Rules to remember: whenever the conversation switches from one person to another, you must _____________.
Start a new paragraph
Example of a tag line.
"said Ms. B."
"whispered Sally."
"argued Andrew."
Let's eat grandpa.
I love cooking my pets and my family.
Let's eat, grandpa.
I love cooking, my pets, and my family.
How do you write/type an ellipses?
three dots . . .
True of False: dashes can be used in place of commas or parentheses.
True
True or False: Direct quotations don't always have to begin with a capital letter.
False
The three types of punctuation you can use to indicate a pause or break in your writing.
Commas, ellipses, and dashes
Where does the comma go?
“Hannah my closest friend always seems to have amazing luck when it comes to winning contests.”
“Hannah, my closest friend, always seems to have amazing luck when it comes to winning contests.”
Where does the ellipses go in this sentence?
“Lucy could hardly believe her eyes it was Jake, the boy she had met at the library!”
“Lucy could hardly believe her eyes ... it was Jake, the boy she had met at the library!”
True or False: Hyphens and dashes serve the same purposes.
False
Never close dialogue with a period UNLESS_________________.
It ends the entire sentence.
EX: “Let’s go to the hockey game,” said Sally.
Sally said, “Let’s go to the hockey game.”
This type of punctuation that we talked about yesterday should be used sparingly, if not at all.
Dashes.
What is the rule for this use of commas?
"Next Saturday, which happens to be my brother’s birthday, is the only day this month that I can’t go swimming."
Use a comma to set off clauses that are not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
Two reasons you use elipses
To indicate that you have left something out, typically in a quote abbreviation.
Place the dashes where they belong: “Logan who had energy to burn, an obsession with being outside, and a love for skateboarding spent eight hours at the skateboard park on Saturday.”
“Logan - who had energy to burn, an obsession with being outside, and a love for skateboarding - spent eight hours at the skateboard park on Saturday.”
How should we format dialogue for internal thoughts?
Italicized
This type of punctuation does not belong in formal writing and should only be used in fiction and informal writing.
Ellipses.