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Mind Map by James Harris., updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by James Harris.
over 9 years ago
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Punctuation!
- Question Marks.
- Found in interrogative sentences, and at the end of sentence when
somebody is questioning another person's feelings/ actions or a
Rhetorical Question ( a question that doesn't require an answer)...
- An example would be, 'How are you currently
feeling; I am quite happy at the moment'?
- Another example would be 'Now, who has created this this
utterly absurd mess; paint is all over the walls'?
- My third example for this is ' What is the current time; my
watch has stopped functioning properly'? This clearly
states both what is being asked and why it is being asked.
- My third example for this is ' What is the current time; my
watch has stopped functioning properly'? This clearly
states both what is being asked and why it is being asked.
- Another example would be 'Now, who has created this this
utterly absurd mess; paint is all over the walls'?
- An example would be, 'How are you currently
feeling; I am quite happy at the moment'?
- Found in interrogative sentences, and at the end of sentence when
somebody is questioning another person's feelings/ actions or a
Rhetorical Question ( a question that doesn't require an answer)...
- Semi Colons.
- They are used to replace connectives in
Compound/ Complex sentences, mainly 'as' and
'because'.
- For example, ''Daniel ran to his Dad's
car; he was going to be late for school!''
- Another example of this would be ' Within an instant, PC
World decided to showcase a personal computer worth five
thousand pounds to the Consumer Market; it had been
assembled using the latest and greatest pieces of
technology!'
- Another example of this would be ' Within an instant, PC
World decided to showcase a personal computer worth five
thousand pounds to the Consumer Market; it had been
assembled using the latest and greatest pieces of
technology!'
- For example, ''Daniel ran to his Dad's
car; he was going to be late for school!''
- They are used to replace connectives in
Compound/ Complex sentences, mainly 'as' and
'because'.
- Colons.
- Used in the formation of a list, or can be placed
between two independent clauses if the second
one is adding more detail to the first.
- Example One - I am currently in possession
of a vehicle worth £100,000: it is the latest
car to be released by Ford.
- Example Two - 'Conclusively, my Gaming PC is
now aesthetically pleasing: several lights have
been fitted within it that are RGB compatible.
- Example Two - 'Conclusively, my Gaming PC is
now aesthetically pleasing: several lights have
been fitted within it that are RGB compatible.
- Example One - I am currently in possession
of a vehicle worth £100,000: it is the latest
car to be released by Ford.
- Used in the formation of a list, or can be placed
between two independent clauses if the second
one is adding more detail to the first.
- Exclamation Marks.
- Exclamation Marks are used to exclaim a
person's statement or opinion which can
either be in short, snappy clauses or entire
sentences which are known as Exclamatory
Sentences.
- One impactful example would be '
Finish your homework, you pathetic
beast'!
- One impactful example would be '
Finish your homework, you pathetic
beast'!
- Exclamation Marks are used to exclaim a
person's statement or opinion which can
either be in short, snappy clauses or entire
sentences which are known as Exclamatory
Sentences.
- Brackets.
- Brackets are used when additional
information is added at the end of a
sentence.
- Another example, ''Thomas thought that what Fredrick
exclaimed was hilarious (even when he was surrounded
by all of his teachers and peers in an assembly).
- Another perfect example
would be ' Tim's dog is old
(bewilderingly old)!
- Another perfect example
would be ' Tim's dog is old
(bewilderingly old)!
- A fantastic example would be 'Excuse me, Mr Livington
wants to talk to you; he has been infuriated by your
appalling (the young boy said this somehow without
having a heart-attack; he had just spoken to the school
bully)'.
- Another example, ''Thomas thought that what Fredrick
exclaimed was hilarious (even when he was surrounded
by all of his teachers and peers in an assembly).
- Brackets are used when additional
information is added at the end of a
sentence.
- The Ellipsis.
- Used at the end of a sentence for
impact or to create suspense.
- An example of this would be, ' Michael has
just been pronounced deceased at the crime
scene'...
- Secondly, another fantastic example would be 'Is
he dead, or is he alive...'
- Secondly, another fantastic example would be 'Is
he dead, or is he alive...'
- An example of this would be, ' Michael has
just been pronounced deceased at the crime
scene'...
- Used at the end of a sentence for
impact or to create suspense.
- Dashes.
- Used to start-off a word or phrase after an
Independent Clause, effectively like a comma is
used in standard sentences.
- One example of this would be 'My Dad enjoys
the subject of Biology - I also do'.
- Another example of this would be 'Money or
Time - I really cannot afford to waste time
answering this'...
- One example of this would be 'My Dad enjoys
the subject of Biology - I also do'.
- Used to start-off a word or phrase after an
Independent Clause, effectively like a comma is
used in standard sentences.
- Hyphens.
- Joins two or more word together that
have an interconnected meaning.
- E.g. Morbid-like figure.
- E.g. Stone-like structure.
- E.g. Stone-like structure.
- E.g. Drought-forming temperatures.
- E.g. Rock-forming minerals.
- E.g. Rock-forming minerals.
- 'Suddenly, the short-term impact
became a long-term impact'...
- 'Sadly, the odds out-weigh the
potential benefits'.
- 'Sadly, the odds out-weigh the
potential benefits'.
- 'It was almost as if he had possessed
God-like powers, or omniscience'.
- E.g. Morbid-like figure.
- Joins two or more word together that
have an interconnected meaning.
- Commas.
- Implemented into sentences when they
need to be broken down into smaller
clauses, or suggests that the Reader needs
to take a breath before they carry on with
the text currently at hand.
- Example with two Independent
Clauses - 'How are you currently,
would you like something to drink'?
- Example with purposeful involvement to create
suspense or a specific impact for a Reader - '
Suddenly, she dropped the knife, it was all over'...
- Example with purposeful involvement to create
suspense or a specific impact for a Reader - '
Suddenly, she dropped the knife, it was all over'...
- Example with two Independent
Clauses - 'How are you currently,
would you like something to drink'?
- Implemented into sentences when they
need to be broken down into smaller
clauses, or suggests that the Reader needs
to take a breath before they carry on with
the text currently at hand.
- Apostrophes.
- Used to highlight a person's or animal's
possession of something when they are stated
to have it within a sentence, and to replace
letters in abbreviations for words.
- E.g. 1 - 'I don't (do not) like your
disrespectful attitude, Jensen!'
- E.g. 2 - 'Peter's bed is covered in revision
guides, where is he going to sleep?'
- E.g. 3 - 'It's your fault if we are late
for the meeting'.
- E.g. 3 - 'It's your fault if we are late
for the meeting'.
- E.g. 2 - 'Peter's bed is covered in revision
guides, where is he going to sleep?'
- E.g. 1 - 'I don't (do not) like your
disrespectful attitude, Jensen!'
- Used to highlight a person's or animal's
possession of something when they are stated
to have it within a sentence, and to replace
letters in abbreviations for words.
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