punctuation test part 3

punctuation test part 3

1. XXI. Quotation marks in dialogue

   • in dialogue a new paragraph and an new set of quotation marks signal a change in speakers

2. XXII. Semicolons in compound sentences

   • B. Use a semicolon between parts of compound sentences when the clause are long and complex or when they contain commas
   • A. Use a semicolon to join parts of a compound sentence without a coordinating conjunction.

3. XXIX. Apostrophes in contractions

   • use apostrophes in contractions

4. XXIV. Colons

   • A. Use a colon to introduce a list of items
   • B. Use a colon for the formal greeting in a business letter
   • C. Use colons between hours and minutes in expressions of time

5. XXVI. Dashes

   • uses dashes to show an abrupt break in thought

6. XXV. Hyphens

   • A. Use a hyphen if part of a word must be carried from line to the next
     • 3. You must leave at least two letters on each line
     • 2. Separate the word between syllables
     • 1. The word must have at least two syllables
   • B. Use hyphens in certain compound words
   • C. Use hyphens in compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine
   • D. Use hyphens in spelled out fractions

7. XXIII. Semicolons with items in a series

   • when there are commas within parts of a series, use semicolons to separate the parts.

8. XXVII. Parentheses

   • use parentheses to set off material that is loosely related to the rest of the sentence