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Miscellaneous punctuation

Miscellaneous punctuation. The Dash. Dashes interrupt a sentence to add information. Hit the hyphen key twice to create a dash. The care-takers – those who are helpers, nurturers, teachers, mothers – are still systemically devalued. The Dash.

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Miscellaneous punctuation

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  1. Miscellaneous punctuation

  2. The Dash • Dashes interrupt a sentence to add information. • Hit the hyphen key twice to create a dash. • The care-takers – those who are helpers, nurturers, teachers, mothers – are still systemically devalued.

  3. The Dash • Review text pages for more examples of when to use the dash in writing.

  4. Parentheses • Parentheses are like dashes, as they set off extra or interrupting words. • Unlike dashes which emphasize words, parentheses de-emphasize what they enclose. • Do not overuse parentheses. • Review text pages if this is unclear.

  5. Brackets • Brackets are used when you need to insert words into quotations. • When there is an error in a source and you want to acknowledge that error as someone else’s, use [sic]. • In Latin, sic means so, thus.

  6. Ellipsis points • Ellipsis means “omission.” Ellipsis points in writing are a series of three spaced dots (period key). • Use ellipsis points when you intentionally omit words or phrases. • See text pages for more discussion.

  7. Slash • It is also known as a virgule or solidus. It is a diagonal line that separates or joins in special circumstances. • Use them to separate lines of poetry, • Use them with fractions, and • Use them with and/or.

  8. When in doubt … • Punctuation can make or break a good written work. • Check your punctuation usage with your textbook and with the packet pages.

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