Punctuation
Punctuation is sub-category of Grammar
- punctuation is used to set rules for recreating in writing human speech
- such as hard pauses (periods, semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses) and soft pauses (commas)
- however, punctuation enables writing to go beyond verbal communication for complex expression and meaning
See:
- Grammar
- Word Parts of Speech & Grammar Rules for list of commonly used words, their parts of speech categories, and the rules governing their use
- Parts of Speech for grammar and usage rules on word categories
- Word Parts of Speech & Grammar Rules
- SAT Writing
[category: Grammar] [category: Language Arts] [category: SAT Verbal]]
comma[edit | edit source]
- used to create a pause
- uses of commas
- lists
- joining phrases
- separating ideas
- parenthetical or brackets
lists[edit | edit source]
conjunction[edit | edit source]
separating ideas or gaps[edit | edit source]
parenthetical or brackets[edit | edit source]
- functions as parentheses to set aside additional information without interrupting the basic sentence
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