Punctuation within Sentences—Dash
1.Her mind flew so quickly—she had so much to remember—that she forgot to stop at the light.2.The gardener—took the and the shovel—and began to plant the flowers.
Punctuation within Sentences—Hyphen
1.You will need to- write both short and long term goals.2. The president elect- of the Rotary Club had the winning lottery ticket.3. Please buy three half gallon containers- of ice cream for the party.4.The ill defined terms somehow were not clear to her.
Punctuation within Sentences—Square BracketsThe politician argued [in quite a pompous way that the] state government had never been in better hands. 2.The sixth-grader had written in his essay that “his school experience had been deploreable [deplorable].”
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Please write how you think these sentences should be punctuated...Then we will suggest corrections if needed.
My answer is beside each number. I just need for someone to let me know if my answer is correct or not.
The first sentence is correct. But a dash is not needed in the second sentence.
Please check your text or check this site for hyphen use. None of your sentences are correct. We'll be glad to check your corrections.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_hyphen.html
The first sentence using square brackets is not correct. No brackets or parentheses are needed in that sentence. The second sentence is correct.
You may also want to refer to this excellent site.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_overvw.html
To determine the purpose and correct usage of punctuation within sentences, here is a breakdown for each type:
1. Punctuation within Sentences - Dash:
- A dash is used to indicate a sudden break or interruption in a sentence.
- In the first example, the dash is used to show a sudden break in thought between the two parts of the sentence.
- To use a dash, you can either use an em dash (—) or two hyphens (--).
2. Punctuation within Sentences - Hyphen:
- A hyphen is used to connect words or parts of words within a sentence.
- In the first example, the hyphen is used to connect the words "short" and "term" to create the compound adjective "short-term."
- In the second example, the hyphen is used to connect the words "president" and "elect" to form a compound noun.
- In the third example, the hyphen is used to connect the words "half" and "gallon" to create a compound adjective.
- In the fourth example, the hyphen is used to connect the words "ill" and "defined" to create the compound adjective "ill-defined."
3. Punctuation within Sentences - Square Brackets:
- Square brackets are used to enclose additional or explanatory information that has been inserted within a quotation or sentence.
- In the first example, the square brackets are used to indicate that the phrase "in quite a pompous way that the" is additional information not part of the original quote.
- In the second example, the square brackets are used to show that the word "deplorable" is a correction or clarification for the word "deploreable" written by the sixth-grader.
These explanations should help you understand the purposes and correct usage of punctuation within sentences.