SAT punctuation

what is a colon used for

to introduce things

to qualify a sentence

separate a dialogue with a character

colon used to introduce things like

iteams

list

quotations

example :you know what to do : practice . emphasis is put on the word practice

i need to buy: milk chewing gum

hamlet said it best : “to be or not to be”

colon- qualify a sentence

qualify a sentence -by introducing meaning or an explanation

follow an independent clause -clase that can stand on its own

she was feeling down last week she had failed her exams

where would the colon go in this sentence

qualifying sentence

she was feeling really down last week: she had failed her exam -explains why she was feeling down

where would the colon go in this sentence

my mother taught me the most important thing forgiveness

my mother taught me the most important thing: forgiveness - to draw attention to the word forgivenss

used to separate dialogue from characters

lady macbeth what’s done cannot be undone

lady macbeth: what’s done came be undone

semi colon used for

joint two or more sentences

separate items

semi colon joint two or more sentences that are linked so can be used to replace a conjunction (and,but,is(

she calls it a rubber i call it an eraser

where do u put the semi colon

she calls it a rubber; i call it an eraser

seperate items on a list

i want to go to venice, Italy glasgow, scotland, madrid spain

i want to go to venice, italy; glasgow, scotland; madrid, spain