Colons
Describe what a colon looks like
Two parallel dots; side by side, etc.
Fix it or not: I can't help it I love chocolate
it;
A well-rounded student (create a sentence; include punctuation)
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Fix or not: Josephine and Marcela have know each other since 6th grad and love pandas.
no comma
Quote: "Spam is weird"
Speaker: Juan
Integrate:
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Fix...or not.
He let the letter fall to its final fate the fireplace.
fate:
Describe a semi colon
dot with a comma
He ate the rotten apple (finish the sentence; punct.)
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Fix or not: Jose and Melinda snowboarded last week but they didn't have fun.
week,
Fix or not: Journalism the voice of the people.
Journalism:
Fix or not: Language is how we make sense of the world around us
No change
Subject- Billy
Verb phrase- runs for student council
Extra- plays baseball
Put it together using an appositive, punct.
Billy, who plays baseball, runs for student council
Use a fanboy to connect two independent clauses. Punctuate as necessary
answers will vary
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
Speaker: James Baldwin
Integrate the attribution in the middle of the sentence (punct.)
"The most dangerous creation of any society," says James Baldwin, "is the man who has nothing to lose."