professional sentence patterns for police officers: part ii
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Professional sentence patterns enhance your credibility. This PowerPoint will teach you two easy-to-use advanced sentences, along with their punctuation.TRANSCRIPT
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Professional Sentences for Police Reports: Part II
by Jean Reynolds, Ph.D.
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Today we’re going to look at two advanced types of professional sentences.
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You might be surprised to see how easy they are to learn...
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…and to use in your police reports.
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Let’s look at the first one: Sentences with semicolons.
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Semicolons are like periods.That’s almost all you have to know!
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And there’s one more thing. Don’t use a capital letter after a semicolon...unless the word or name needs a capital letter.
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Here are more examples.Are you see starting to see how semicolons work?
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Semicolons are easy once you understand them!
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Remember: You can almost always change a period to a semicolon. (Be sure to decide whether or not you need a capital letter.)
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You can write more elaborate sentences with words like however and therefore. Use a period or a semicolon—it’s your choice.
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Here are more examples. (Notice that “I’m” requires a capital “I.”)
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Compare these sentences.Are you feeling more confident about semicolons?
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And here’s something you probably didn’t hear in school: There’s no special rule for when to use a semicolon.
You can almost always choose either a period or a semicolon.Either is correct.
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Let’s go on to sentences with interrupters.
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An “interrupter” is something that interrupts a sentence.Read this sentence aloud. Can you hear the interrupter?
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Read these sentences aloud. Can you hear the interrupter in each one?
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Read your sentences aloud, and trust your ear. It will help you identify interrupters.
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Now let’s look at punctuation. (It’s easy!) An interrupter needs two commas—one to lower your voice, and one to raise it.
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“Who” and “which” are often found in interrupter sentences.
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Here are some interrupters with “who” and “which.” (Notice there are two commas.)
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But if the interrupter is placed at the end of a sentence, use just one comma. (The period will bring your voice back up.)
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Try reading these sentences aloud. Can you hear your voice go down and back up?
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Now you know two advanced sentence patterns. Practice them often, and incorporate them into your writing.
They are powerful professional tools.
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