Commas
I went to the store and my sister went to the park.
I went to the store, and my sister went to the park.
What is the 4th colon rule?
after a salutation in a business letter
Anthony she said.
Yes I said.
Can you help me with the laundry she said.
"Anthony!" she said.
"Yes," I said.
"Can you help me with the laundry?" she said.
The dogs' are adorable.
The dogs are adorable.
How do you know when to use a semicolon?
Where there are two closely related sentence. (clauses)
I have invited the following people to my party: Stacy Ella and Jaden.
I have invited the following people to my party: Stacy, Ella, and Jaden.
When do you use colons in time?
to separate hours from minutes
Hannah if you don't wake up right now so help me God I will come up there Hannahs mom said with newfound conviction.
"Hannah, if you don't wake up right now, so help me God, I will come up there," Hannah's mom said with newfound conviction.
The girl's are mean and rude.
The girls are mean and rude.
When would you use a semicolon?
To link two independent clauses
How is the use of a colon and semicolon different?
Colon- provide a pause before introducing relted information
Semicolon- break in sentence stronger than a comma.
Show the rule
The Sunday School class studied James 4:10.
to separate chapter and verse
Which of the following titles needs quotation marks?
Young, Dumb, and Broke
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
New York Times
"Young, Dumb, and Broke"
That was Jeremy's girlfriend.
That was Jeremy's girlfriend.
Why are semicolons important?
The allow us to organize lists, vary sentence structure, and show a relationship between two independent clauses.
Yes boots dungarees and hats appeared on city streets as well as on the Texas plains.
Yes, boots dungarees and hats appeared on city streets as well as on the Texas plains.
The ratio of boys to girls in the class is 9 to 13.
The ratio of boys to girls in the class is 9:13.
Dad said for you to take out the trash today.
Dad said for you to take out the trash today.
Jack car shut down.
Jack's car shut down.
What is the purpose of a semicolon?
Punctuation to separate major sentence elements.
Is this correct?
My favorite breakfast cereals are corn flakes, frosties, and golden nuggets.
Yes
Our soccer game starts at 730.
Our soccer game starts at 7:30.
Does this sentence need more quotation marks?
"This is something very valuable honestly it will take you a long way my teacher said.
Yes
The dog said Toni was scratching and barking at the door.
"The dog" said Toni "was scratching and barking at the door."
We had too many fumbles we lost the game.
We had too many fumbles; we lost the game.