PART FOUR
Semicolon. CoIOD, Duh
4.1
Semicolon. Compound Sentence (I)
4.2
Semicolon, Compound Sentence (II)
4.3
Semicolon, Independent
4.4
Semicolon, Independent Oause (II)
4.5
Colon. for Lead-in (I)
4.6
Colon, for Lead-in (II)
(I)
Dash, SummationlParenthetica1
4.8
Dash, Summation/Parenthetical (II)
4.1
Semicolon, Compound Sentence
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Punctuate the following sentences properly.
1. Writers must
they must want to communicate their ideas.
have something to say
2. The narrative voice communicates the ideas of the writer to the mind
has to be singular
that
3. Writers do not always write as
4.
steady.
in fact sometimes they write as participants.
writer has a definite attitude toward his or her subject some
are negative toward
5.
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the reader moreover
are positive and others
they have to say.
is how a writer makes a subject
writer must be interested in the subject
others.
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4.2 Semicolon, Compound Sentence (0)
Construct compound sentences joined as indicated.
1. no connecting word
2. however
3. on the other hand
4. consequently
5. nevertheless
6. therefore
7. in fact
8. furthermore
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4.3
Semicolon, Independent Clause (I)
Rewrite the following sentences so that two independent clauses are properly joined by a semicolon .
1. Whenever a law enforcement officer chases a killer; that policeman's life is in danger.
2. Many criminals still walk the streets; although thousands of policemen spend their lives trying
to rid our cities of dangerous people.
3. Shakespeare's plays are usually listed in three categories; the history plays, the comedies, and
the tragedies.
4. Although George Eliot lived an unconventional life for her time; many of her heroines are basically very traditional.
5. Word processing benefits the faculty, who can use it to produce lecture notes and tests, and the
students: who can record their term papers on floppy disks and, consequently, simplify their
rewrites.
4.4
Semicolon. Independent aause (II)
Create compound sentences joined by semicolons by using the following sets of subject/verb combinations_ Make use of conjunctive adverbs to interrelate
concepts.
1. Chris searched
he found
2. John wrote
he liked
3. writer published
public praised
4, idea convinced
Joe applied
5. Martha stopped
friend
4.5
Colon, for Lead-in (I)
Examine each example below. If the structure to the left of the colon is correct, simply write correel
on the line below. If the structure to the left is incorrect, rewrite it.
1. A visitor to a noisy city like Chicago will be surprised to see the inhabitants begin their daily
activity very quietly: jogging along the lake, horseback riding in Lincoln Park, or bike riding
down the Outer Drive.
2. There was no doubt about the outcome: Martha Mayer won the race.
3. They cannot pay their rent because: he lost his job, she is unable to work, and their savings
have run out.
4. The elements of fiction are: plot, character, dialogue, and theme.
5. He concluded with a summarizing statement: According to statistics, students who pay for
all or part of their own coUege education take their studies more seriously."
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4.6
Colon, for Lead-in (II)
In each of the spaces below. write a sentence in which the colon has a full sentence to its left and
to its right has one of the following four elements.
1. an enumeration
2. an explanation
3. an illustration
4. an extended quotation
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4.7
Dash, Summation/Parenthetical (I)
Why are the dashes inserted in each sentence?
I. He promised me-but he didn't mean it-that he would give me his football tickets for Sunday's
game.
2. During exam week-although everyone hopes it will not happen-all of us argue more because
of the tension we are under.
3. Some graduate schools make applicants feel insignificant-a reaction that works against the
enthusiastic pursuit of higher study.
4. Sugar, flour, butter, nuts-these are the ingredients of Christmas cookies.
5. Despite the enthusiasm of travel agents-all of them want to get you excited about traveling
abroad-l never purchase a ticket to anywhere outside the United States.
6. The builder said that we could move in-but we couldn't-before the cold weather set in.
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4.8
OllSh, SummatJoo/Parenthetical (II)
Write a sentence that uses the dash correctly under each of the following conditions.
1. a summation
2. a reversal
3. an amplification
4. a parenthetical element
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