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English Brushup, 3/e
John Langan
Janet Goldstein
Other Punctuation Marks

Writing On/Off

These writing prompts are followed by text boxes for your input. If you are working online and your instructor has given you the go-ahead, you can e-mail your work to him or her and also to yourself by copying your answers (CTRL-C on most systems) and pasting them (CTRL-V) into an email or text document.



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Activity 1

Of the punctuation marks introduced in this chapter, which one is your favorite? Once you've made your decision, find and read an essay on the internet. You might look at People online, or ESPN.com. How does the author of the article use your favorite punctuation mark? Does he or she use it more or less frequently than you do? Did you learn anything about how it is used?

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Activity 2

Directions: For a helpful review of other punctuation marks (periods, question marks, exclamation points, colons, semi-colons, dashes, parentheses, and hyphens) visit The Purdue University Online Writing Lab and take notes during your visit.









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