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Colons andd
Semicolons?
OH MY!
COMMAS
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COMMAS:
Commas clarify meaning and set
sentence meter for readers.
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Disneyland is a fun
fun, expensive place
place. (coordinate)
He eats only roasted Hebrew National hotdogs. (not
coordinate)
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Comma Misuse
COLONS
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COLONS
Colons
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announce. Th
They add
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dramatic flourishes that introduce
lists, quotations, complete
sentences and dialogue
sentences,
dialogue.
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SEMICOLONS
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SEMICOLONS:
A semicolon is not quite a comma,
not quite a period
period. It is a break in
thought, but not a complete stop
more like
lik an elongated
l
t d pause.
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