Transcript Punctuation PPT

PUNCTUATION
ITALICS
Generally, we italicize the titles of things that can
stand by themselves. Italics and underlining are used
the same way, but don’t use both in the same piece
of writing.
We differentiate between the titles of novels and
journals, say, and the titles of poems, short stories,
articles, and episodes (for television shows). The
titles of these shorter pieces would be surrounded
with double quotation marks.
EXAMPLES
Journals and Magazines: Time, U.S. News and World Report,
Crazyhorse, Georgia Review
Plays: Waiting for Godot, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Musical Pieces: Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker Suite (but "Waltz of the Flowers"), Schubert's
Winterreise (but "Ave Maria").
Cinema: Slingblade, Shine, The Invisible Man
Television and Radio Programs: Dateline, Seinfeld, Fresh Air, Car
Talk
EXAMPLES
Artworks: the Venus de Milo, Whistler's The Artist's Mother
Famous Speeches: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
Washington's Second Inaugural Address (when that is the
actual title of the speech)
Long Poems (that are extensive enough to appear in a
book by themselves): Longfellow's Evangeline, Milton's
Paradise Lost, Whitman's Leaves of Grass
Pamphlets: New Developments in AIDS Research
QUOTATION MARKS
1. Use double quotation marks to set off a direct (word-for-word)
quotation.
Example:
"I hope you will be here," he said.
2. Periods and commas ALWAYS go inside quotation marks.
Example:
The sign said, "Walk." Then it said, "Don't Walk," then, "Walk," all within
thirty seconds.
He yelled, "Hurry up."
QUOTATION MARKS
3. Quotation marks are used for components, such as chapter titles in a
book, individual episodes of a TV series, songs from a Broadway show
or a music album, titles of articles or essays in print or online, and shorter
works such as short stories and poems.
Example:
Richard Burton performed the song "Camelot" in the 1960 Broadway
musical Camelot.
4. Use single quotation marks for quotations within quotations.
Example: Dan said: "In a town outside Brisbane, I saw 'Tourists go home'
written on a wall. But then someone told me, 'Pay it no mind, lad.' "
ELLIPSIS
An ellipsis (plural: ellipses) is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots.
Use an ellipsis when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from
a quoted passage. Ellipses save space or remove material that is less
relevant. They are useful in getting right to the point without delay or
distraction:
Full quotation: "Today, after hours of careful thought, we vetoed the bill."
With ellipsis: "Today … we vetoed the bill."
ELLIPSIS
Ellipses can express hesitation, changes of mood, suspense, or thoughts
trailing off. Writers also use ellipses to indicate a pause or wavering in
an otherwise straightforward sentence.
Examples:
I don't know … I'm not sure.
Pride is one thing, but what happens if she …?
He said, "I … really don't … understand this."