1. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Other Punctuation Marks College Writing Skills, 6E and College Writing Skills with Readings, 6E John Langan Chapter Forty

2. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Colon (:) Use a colon at the end of a sentence to introduceUse a colon at the end of a sentence to introduce –1. A list –2. A quotation –3. An explanation

3. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Colon (:) A List Ex: The store will close at noon on the following dates: November 26, December 24, and December 31.

4. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Colon (:) A Quotation Ex: In his book Life Lines, Forrest Church maintains that people should cry more: “[H]ardly a week passes in which most of us don’t have something worth crying about.”

5. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Colon (:) An Explanation Here’s a temporary solution to a dripping faucet: tie a string to it, and let the drops slide down the string to the sink. Ex:

6. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Semicolon (;) Use a semicolon to mark off items in a series when the items themselves contain commas. Maya’s children are named Melantha, which means “black flower”; Yonina, which means “dove”; and Cynthia, which means “moon goddess.”

7. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Dash (--) signals a pause set off words for dramatic effectA dash signals a pause longer than a comma but not as complete as a period. Use a dash to set off words for dramatic effect. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep within seconds–standing up.

8. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Arthur C. Clarke, author of science fiction books (including 2001: A Space Odyssey), was inspired as a young man by the magazine Astounding Stories In 1913, the tax on an annual income of $4,000 (a comfortable wage at that time) was one penny. Parentheses are used to set off extra or incidental information from the rest of the sentence.Parentheses are used to set off extra or incidental information from the rest of the sentence. Parentheses ( )

9. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Hyphen (-) that act as a single unit describing noun. Use a hyphen with two or more words that act as a single unit describing noun. The six-year-old girl… The light-footed burglar... Exs.:

10. College Writing Skills/ CWS w/ Readings, 6E Chapter 40 ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Hyphen (-) Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line of writing or typing. Divide the word between syllables. The red moon hanging low on the horizon made a picture perfect atmosphere for Halloween night. Ex.: