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Punctuation Exploration
English 1010

In the readings this week there were a number of examples of dashes and colons.  I’d like you to find examples of these points of punctuation and attempt to decipher the rules for their usage (if there is more than one way in which they are used, try to explain the rules for each different usage).









How are these two points similar? Different?








What other points of punctuation could take their place in each usage (try to think of as many different punctuation options for each example as you can)?









What effect do these points have on the reader?  How would the alternate punctuation options affect a reader differently?

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  1. AnonymousJune 21, 2017 at 9:20 AM

    A colon introduces a list with a complete sentence. A semi colon is used for the explanation in the list when they are complex it clarifies the description and what it is describing. If we used commas it would be confusing.

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    1. AnonymousJune 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM

      They both can connect two sentences with the same idea. A colon has a complete and the second sentence gives it explanation. A semi colon is similar its just liking the two ideas and continuing. The dash can be connecting an incomplete to a complete or a complete and complete.

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  2. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:39 AM

    The semi-colon connects complete sentences together to show the reader that there are the same idea.
    EX: A dramatic image in the middle of the poster catches our attention; Ominous block letters warm, "You Can Click but You Can't Hide;" and small print describes...

    The colon combines a complete sentence to an incomplete sentence.
    It could also use a complete sentence and after could be a list.
    EX: The message is clear: This is serious business.

    The dash highlights an idea

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  3. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM

    The colon and semi-colon both connect two complete thoughts. The main objective of the semi-colon links two complete sentence but after the semi-colon the sentence is an extensions of the first sentence. where is the colon does the same thing but the second sentence explains the previous sentence. Also, it is used for a list.

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  4. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM

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  5. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:56 AM

    Colons and semi-colons both can connect complete sentences. Colons however usually are found before a list. Dashes have similarities to both but when two dashes surround a claim it calls attention to that statement. Dashes can also connect a complete statement to an incomplete statement.

    Dashes are interchangeable with semi-colons. So are colons and semi-colons.

    These points give a writer more ethos - or credibility - and make their writing sound more intelligence. A clear grasp on writing and grammar techniques gives an individual credibility.

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  6. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    The similarity between a colon and a semi colon is that before the colon, it is a complete sentence. The differences between both is that after the semi colon it is a complete sentence that makes an extension of the same idea whereas the colon, it introduces a list.

    EX: You can get started by asking these questions, first discussed in Chapter 1: What do you see? What is it about? To what does it relate? How is it composed? What details matter?

    It tells the reader whether it is a list or an extension of the same idea also it makes the writing more advance.

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  7. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    Dashes highlight a statement or idea.
    - "Was it because an important claim was defended powerfully — or just cleverly?"

    Colons are used to introduce a list or to connect two complete sentences.
    - "Serious arguments can be made in just about any medium of communication: words, images, music, sound, sculpture, space, and so on."

    Semi-colons are utilized to combine complete sentences.
    - ". . . three basic ways: by appeals to logos—appeals involving subject matter, including facts, good reasons, and logic; to pathos— appeals to the emotions and values of the audience; and to ethos—appeals to the good character, reputation, authority, and honesty of the person or institution making the claim."

    These points show the reader that the author seems educated enough to write well about the topic at hand. Different punctuation could drive the reader away, either by bore or repetitiveness.

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  8. AnonymousJune 21, 2017 at 9:59 AM

    Colon: combines a complete and the incomplete thought (introduce a list), a colon also can be used to separate two sentences (the second sentence explains the first one further)
    Semicolon: can be used between two sentences to show that the ideas between the two sentences are alike. It can also be used separate complex lists (a list that already has other punctuation and other descriptions (clarify to the reader of the start of a new part of the list)
    Dashes: It can be used to highlight an idea, insert a list, give examples for the previous idea, (can be interchanged with a comma)

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  9. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 9:59 AM

    A colon holds two complete sentences together. The first sentence is complete and the second sentence is complete as well, however it also further explains the first sentence. The semi colon separates items in a complex sentence/list.

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  10. UnknownJune 21, 2017 at 10:00 AM

    A semi colon is used to connect complete sentences together, it is an extension of the same idea. The colon combines a complete sentence to an incomplete sentence, you could also say that the colon introduces a list with complete sentences. Both the colon and the semi colon connect to complete thoughts

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