A quotation that is an exclamation.“What a game that was!”After words or phrases that have nogrammatical function in the sentence but indicatestrong emotion.Great Scott ! Is it that late?Oh! I didn’t know there was anyone in thechapel complex.DashA dash is used to show an interruption withina sentence such as a sudden break, or an abruptchange in thought. It is also used to indicate anunfinished sentence. The dash may also be usedto set off certain words, phrases, or clauses. Adash is used to mean, “namely,” “in otherwords, “that is,” etc., before an explanation.Examples of various uses of the dash are shownbelow.A dash encloses a thought that sharplyinterrupts the normal flow of the sentence.The title--if, indeed the poem had atitle--has escaped me.He might--and according to plansshould--have done the work himself.A dash is also used to indicate anunfinished word or sentence.He shouted, “Don’t she--”Did you hear--?Quotation MarksQuotation marks are used to enclose a wordor words of a writer when they are quotedverbatim. These marks are used to’ ‘set off” directquotes and other words from the rest of thesentence. Examples of various uses of quotationmarks are shown below,A quotation set off from the rest of thesentence.“We can reach them by telephone,” shesaid.5-26A quotation divided into two or moreparts.“GO home,” he pleaded, “before youcause more trouble. ”NOTE: Commas and periods are always placedinside the quotation marks.Semicolons and colons are always placedoutside the quotation marks.“Jim,” my grandfather said, “you muststop being a burden on your family”; thenhe suggested that I get a job.The following books are ones Mr. Simsdescribes as “required reading”: the Bible,Milton, and Shakespeare.Quotation marks are used to enclose thetitles of chapters, articles, etc.Read chapter 37, “Children’s Poetry.”I enjoyed Alpert’s story, “The Home ofa Stranger,” in the paper.NOTE: Book titles and names of magazines areindicated by underlining (italics in print).Quotation marks are used to enclose slang,technical terms, and expressions that are unusualin standard English.I heard him characterized as a“screwball.”Because his first name was Fiorello, MayorLa Guardia was known as the “littleflower.”ParenthesesParentheses are used before and afterexpressions to set them off from the rest of thesentence. The expressions that are set off may bea word, a phrase, or a sentence that is insertedin a sentence as a comment or an explanation. Theparentheses are closely related to the pair ofcommas. They both enclose a grammaticallynonessential element in a sentence or a word,phrase, or clause which changes the normal order
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