esquema de puntuación

esquema de puntuación

1. question mark (?) It is placed at the end of a direct interrogative sentence: Who's that man?

   • exclamation mark (!) a) It is written at the end of a sentence expressing surprise, excitement, fear, etc. - What an amazing story! - How well you look! b) It is also used with interjections - Bye! -Ouch! - Crash!
     • comma (,) a) Indicates a brief pause in a sentence, ej: I ran all the way to the station, but I still missed the train. b)Comma to quote someone or enter a phrase in direct style is also used: Fiona said, "I'll help you."
       • colon (:) a) To enter long quotations: b) To mention lists of objects. -There is a choice of main course: roast beef, turkey or omelette.
         • semicolon (;) a) To separate two distinct parts in a sentence: John wanted to go; I did not b) You can also remove items from a list when we have already used the comma: - The school uniform consists of navy skirt or trousers; grey, white or pale blue shirt; navy jumper or cardigan.
           • apostrophe (') Who missed a letter, as in the case of contractions: hasn't, don't , I'm , He's, They're, b) to indicate possession -Peter's scarf -Jane's mother -My friend's car .
             • quotation marks (") e inverted commas (""): a) it is used to enter the words or thoughts of a person: - "Come and see," said Martin b) the quotation marks can also enter the title of a book, a movie, etc .:
               • hyphen (-) to join two words in one unit: -mother-in-law; a ten-ton truck, b) In compound numbers: - thirty-four; seventy-five
                 • dash (--) To separate a phrase or explanation within a wider sentence: - A few people - not more than ten - had already arrived. b) Also we find the end of the sentence to summarize its contents: - The burglars had taken the furniture, the TV and stereo, the paintings - absolutely everything.
                   • parentheses () Highlight additional information within a sentence: Two of the runners (Milton and Smith) finished the race in under an hour. b) The numbers and letters indicating different sections are also marked by parentheses: - The camera has three main advantages: 1) its compact size; 2) its low price; 3) the quality of the photographs.
                     • asterisk (*) Draw attention to something in particular (eg footnotes): * G.N.P. means General National Product.