Quotations, colons, semicolons

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Quotation Marks

• He screamed, “Freedom!”• “Freedom!” he screamed. • “I want freedom,” replied Braveheart

to the king.

• “I think you should,” said John as his voice got sterner, “leave now.”

Quotation Marks (Single)

• A quote inside of a quote– Example• “ ‘Let there be light,’ spoke God.”

Exercise

• “Holy cow, Batman!” exclaimed Robin.

Holy cow, batman!

Exercise

• “Batman watch…” Robin told Batman, his voice get-ting louder, “OUT!”

• “Batman watch…” screamed Robin, his voice getting louder, “OUT!”

Batman watch… OUT!

Exercise

• Robin asked, “Did you say, ‘I’m going to the bathroom’?”

Batman, did you say, “I’m going to the bathroom?”

Exercise

• Robin stated, “Batman, I’m getting hungry.”

• “Batman, I’m getting hungry,” stated Robin.Batman, I’m getting

hungry.

Colons

• When you are making a list:– There were three things that he feared

the most: fire, dogs, and his father. – The sentence that comes before the

colon should be a full sentence.

• For compound sentences– covered next class

Exercise

• Shopping list of things we need– potatoes– onions– oranges– rice– kimchi

Semicolons

• As a type of supercomma– Their trip involved 4 destinations: Miami,

Florida; New York, New York; and Los Angeles, California.

–What if we didn’t use a semi-colon• Their trip involved 4 destinations: Miami,

Florida, New York, New York, and Los Ange-les, California.

• To emphasize the connection be-tween two independent clauses– covered next class

Exercise

• Capital cities

DC in the United States Seoul in South Korea

Beijing in China

Exercise

• Things that happened– I ate my lunch.– She came to my house.–We went for a walk.