MAKING COMPLETE SENTENCES：造完整的句子.ppt

Dashes Dashes add emphasis. Dashes make sentences stronger or more interesting than conjunctions. Dashes Rule #1: Use a dash to link two parts of a sentence. Okay “Come to class on time because it’s the rule.” ^Conjunctions are too boring. Students will show up late. Better “Come to class on time - it’s the rule.” ^Whoa! Students will be so impressed and intimated by dash usage that they show up on time every single day. Dashes Rule #2 – Use dashes to emphasize non essential information or parenthetical expressions. -Ex: We have been learning grammar–my favorite subject–for the past week. Rule #3 – Use a dash to set off a long appositive or an appositive with lots of commas. Okay - I love Extreme Trampoline, a large warehouse in Carol Stream with dangerous, bouncy trampolines. Better – I love Extreme Trampoline – a large warehouse in Carol Stream with dangerous, bouncy trampolines. Dashes Rule #4: Use a dash to sum up a list or idea. Ex: Red, white, and blue – those are the American colors. Rule #5: Use a dash in dialogue to show hesitation or a break in the flow of a sentence. Ex: Last Wednesday – no, it was the one before – you were free to do as you pleased. Hyphens Rule #1: Compound Words There is no specific rule – consult a dictionary! Ex: Vice-president, self-awareness, X-ray Rule # 2: With Prefixes all-, co-, ex-, half-, great-, numbers and capital letters Ex: All-knowing, co-author, ex-convict, half-life, great- uncle, 10-yards, T-Shirt Rule # 3: Dates 11-19-1988 ^I expect gifts.. Hyphens Rule # 4: Compound Numbers from 21-99 Ex: twenty-three, one hundred and sixty-two. Rule #5: Fractions as Adjectives/Adverbs The recipe called for one-half gallon of eggnog. Rule #6: Scores We won the game 88-62 Rule #7: Compound Adjectives Not long ago you were eighth-grade students Rule #8: Instead of “through” Read pages 1-234 for tomorrow Titles Titles (Parentheses) Rule