All apprentice writer worth his salt, must correctly handle punctuation, as is of vital importance to resolve ambiguities of meaning or signal the intent of the message. From the point, to cry, going through the script or the brackets need to know to apply them correctly so that the text does not tarnish. It is true that there is some flexibility and sometimes a paragraph can be scored in several ways and all be correct. However, the text must be coherent internal, ie, always use the same criteria for the use of each sign.
First, however, it is essential to know. So, as punctuation, as such, would be the following:
- The point, comma, semicolon, colon, ellipses, quotation marks, question marks and / or exclamation point, parentheses, brackets, and the bay.
, however, are regarded as auxiliary signs in our language as follows:
- The tilde, umlaut, the script, the bar and asterisk.
Note that it is not my intention to bore you with heavy spelling lessons you may have probably already requetesabidas. If I write this post is just to acknowledge my limited ability in the judicious use of these signs and learn with you, handling, and I take the liberty to do so, because I think many of us could significantly improve our stories if we made the effort to observe these rules and exceptions. If you think about it, from now and every so often, I will devote an entry for these small and modest explanations that basically all we could do with reviewing.
begin at the moment, with the use point, more precisely in the use of this combined with other punctuation marks.
POINT COMBINATION WITH OTHER PUNCTUATION:
should be taken into account the following, do not be assimilated to saltéis any of you look from long ago, it is possible that some nuance Uncover desconocíais:
- point is not written after the question marks and exclamation (I discovered it three years ago, just start writing some stories in my blog and since then I have not forgotten. Now I've got a view as I see someone redound to a point after these signs).
Wait! Here comes Laura. (And no: * Wait!. Here comes Laura. )
- Nor is written extent after the ellipsis (seems obvious that sometimes not is both). The ellipses are three, not four (unless you coincide with the use of abbreviations.)
expected to come ... But I saw it. (And no: * expected to come .... But I saw it. )
- If a sentence ends with an abbreviation (finished in point, of course), the abbreviation point is treated as end of statement, not making necessary a second point.
buy vegetables, fruit, milk. (And no: * Buy vegetables, fruit, milk, etc. .. )
- Instead, the point of abbreviation is not equated with the ellipsis (It may be shocking, but it is real: four points are aligned only in this circumstance, is one of my doubts over appellants and I finally have been resolved).
KO ... I left. could not get up. (And no: KO * I could not let up. )
- point is written after closing quotation mark if the opening quote above is not any punctuation or any of them is not the point:
said: "We have finished today." Later said.
statements seemed "very good".
- Instead, it is advisable to write about before the closing quotation mark or mime what is inside the quotes, if the opening quotation above another point (maybe in this example you scored the phrases in a way different, so pay attention, since both examples are valid). also point will be placed inside quotes, close to the end, when the quoted text occupies an entire paragraph:
I remembered. "Cogito ergo sum." That was the conclusion of Descartes.
I remembered: "Cogito ergo sum." That was the conclusion of Descartes.
- can write about both behind and in front of a closing parenthesis only if the opening parenthesis is preceded by a point other cases the point will go abroad after the closing parenthesis:
he shouted, angrily . (had reason to be ).
he shouted, angrily . (had reason to be .)
arrived late (due to be the three).
Therefore, logically, if we use parentheses and simplify the task of memorizing how best use could say it's best to place the point outside the closing parenthesis. Rule does not extend when we turn to the quotation marks, as noted above.
Anyway, I hope that the examples I have been helpful and that have not been too tedious these small clarification, since he had the firm intention for some time, to enable on this site a special section for these doubts about our language.
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