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** thus '''D) however''' is the correct answer | ** thus '''D) however''' is the correct answer | ||
= Punctuation quick start guide = | |||
== periods . == | |||
*'''periods''' separate sentences | *'''periods''' separate sentences | ||
*periods do '''ONE''' thing = | *periods do '''ONE''' thing = | ||
# separate grammatically correct and complete thoughts that are distinct sentences | # separate grammatically correct and complete thoughts that are distinct sentences | ||
=== What PERIODS do & how to eliminate using the rule: === | |||
<u>periods</u>: | <u>periods</u>: | ||
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* <span style="margin-left:15px" ;>a semicolon may also be used -- uncommonly -- as a "super comma" in order to emphasize separate elements in a list of common examples, usually following a colon:</span> | * <span style="margin-left:15px" ;>a semicolon may also be used -- uncommonly -- as a "super comma" in order to emphasize separate elements in a list of common examples, usually following a colon:</span> | ||
=== What SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s:=== | |||
<u>semicolons</u>: | |||
#combine two ICs | |||
#*"School is boring; I should go anyway"= IC; IC | |||
*can also create a list of IC's (IC; IC; IC; IC.) | |||
**"School is boring; I already know that stuff; I should go anyway" = "IC; IC; IC | |||
*elimination: | |||
**must have IC or complete sentences & thoughts on both sides of the semicolon | |||
***i.e., if the two clauses on either side of the semicolon would not stand on their own as grammatically complete sentences and thoughts, the semicolon is incorrect | |||
**if a period and a semicolon are both possible answers, they are both wrong | |||
* as in, ''IC: this; that; the other thing.'' | * as in, ''IC: this; that; the other thing.'' | ||
**ex. "''On our trip, we will visit tons of places: in Africa, Egypt & Morocco; in Europe, Greece and Italy; and in Asia, Turkey"'' | **ex. "''On our trip, we will visit tons of places: in Africa, Egypt & Morocco; in Europe, Greece and Italy; and in Asia, Turkey"'' | ||
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*for an example of a "super comma" on the Digital SAT practice tests see [https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-practice-test-3-digital.pdf Practice Test 3, Module 1, question 7]; the question is not about the super comma, | *for an example of a "super comma" on the Digital SAT practice tests see [https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-practice-test-3-digital.pdf Practice Test 3, Module 1, question 7]; the question is not about the super comma, | ||
The work of Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon derives its power in part from the tension among his ______ influences<span style="background:yellow>''':''' </span>classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment of face<span style="background:yellow>'''s;''' </span>the American pop art movement, with its vivid colors<span style="background:yellow>''';''' </span>and flatstyle, the intertribal painting style that rejects the effect of depth typically achieved through shading and perspective. | The work of Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon derives its power in part from the tension among his ______ influences<span style="background:yellow>''':''' </span>classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment of face<span style="background:yellow>'''s;''' </span>the American pop art movement, with its vivid colors<span style="background:yellow>''';''' </span>and flatstyle, the intertribal painting style that rejects the effect of depth typically achieved through shading and perspective. | ||
===commas ,=== | ===commas ,=== | ||