Daily Dose # 16
Define the colon and describe its uses.
The
colon is a mark of expectation or addition. Major uses are to: introduce lists
or tabulations; introduce
a
word or phrase; precede an example or clarification of an idea suggested before
the colon; to introduce
a
long or formal quotation; act as a separating mark in special situations
(letters, time, stating
proportions,
titles of books, acts verses, etc.)
Daily Dose # 17
Define
the dash and describe its uses.
The
dash is an emphatic mark that usually indicates an interruption of thought, a
sharp break
or a
shift in thought. Uses are to: introduce a word or group that you wish to
emphasize; a break
in
thought; to set off distinguished parenthetical material.
Daily
Dose # 18
Define
quotation marks and describe the placement of end punctuation with quotation
marks.
Quotation
marks enclose words, phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs indicating the
beginning
and ending of material being repeated or quoted. The comma and period always
come
inside quotation marks. Question marks, exclamation points and dashes come
outside
quotation
marks unless they are part of the quotation. The semicolon and colon always go
outside
quotation
marks.
Daily
Dose # 19
Describe
the uses of the apostrophe.
The
apostrophe is a mark of punctuation and a spelling symbol. It indicates
omission
of a
letter or letters (wasn’t, can’t, he’s); forms the possessive case of a noun
(the
horse’s saddle, the boys’ clubhouse).
Daily
Dose # 20
What
is a verb?
A
verb is a word that specifies actions or events that take place in time or a
relation between two things.
Daily
Dose # 21
What
is an adjective?
An
adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, limiting or making it more
exact; it may
indicate
quality or quantity. There are three general types: descriptive, limiting,
proper
Daily
Dose # 22
Give
an example.
descriptive
(yellow, wide house), limiting (third, several boys), proper (Canadian
policy).
Daily
Dose # 23
What
is an adverb?
An
adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or other adverb by describing or limiting
to
make
meaning more precise; often have an –ly ending.
Generally
tell how, when, why, where, how
often
and how much.
Daily
Dose # 24
Give
an example.
quickly ran, moved sideways, he treated us kindly
Daily
Dose # 25
What
is a conjunction?
A
conjunction is a linking word used to connect words or groups of words in a
sentence.
Write
two examples from each category.
Coordinating: and, but, for, or, nor, yet, neither, either,
Subordinating: since, because, as, while, so that, although, unless
Correlative: both/and, either/or, neither/nor, so/as, not
only/but also
Daily
Dose # 26
What
is a preposition?
A preposition
is a linking word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship
to
some other word in the sentence; usually indicate a location.
Examples:
above,
in, at, down, onto, over, upon, toward, within, for, except
