punctuation and errors in english
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Punctuation and errors inEnglish usage
A BEPC Presentation
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THE TEAM
Name Roll number
Aishwarya Ray 1005
Amogh Jain 1007
Omar Gharzai 1033
Prithvi Chakravarty 1035
Raashi Patodia 1036
Veedit Sheth 1055
Vishesh Malhotra (Bodyguard) 1058
Suyash Goel
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Punctuation
Comma (,)
Colon (:)
Semi-colon (;)
Slash (/)
Hyphen (-)
Dash()
Double quotation ()
Apostrophe ()
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Comma
Denoting a series
The fruit basket contained apples, bananas, andoranges.
Referring to a city or state
I live in Pune, Maharashtra.
Separating an introductory phrase
After the show,John and I went out to dinner.
Separating independent clauses
Ryan went to the beach, but he forgot his sun
screen.
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Colon
To introduce a list
Not used when denoting a regular series
The basket contained: eggs, chocolates,cookies and bread.
After a full sentence which ends in a noun
The professor has given me three options:to retake the exam, to give an assignment,or to retake the exam.
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Semi-colon
Separate two independent clauses
People continue to worry about the future;
our failure to conserve resources has putthe world at risk.
Separate a complex series of items, thosethat contain comma
I went to the show with Jake, my bestfriend ; his friend, Jenna; and her bestfriend Jane.
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Slash
Separate and and or
Should not use to separate independent
clauses
To register, you will need your driverslicense and / or your birth certificate.
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Hyphen
When adding prefix
Ex- girlfriend
Creating compound words
Up-to-date
Easier to read
Re-examine instead of reexamine
Writing numbers out as words
Twenty-one
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Dash
Brief interruption
A sudden change of thought
An additional comment
A dramatic qualification
An introductory clause is a brief phrase thatcomes yes, you guessed itat thebeginning of a sentence
This is the end of our sentence or so wethought.
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Double quotation
Encloses a direct quotation
Veedit asked Amogh, Dude, where did
your hair go?
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Apostrophe
To Indicate possession
This is Omars bag.
To make contraction
This isnt the way to behave in a class.
To indicate a quotation within a quote
Ali said, "Anna told me, I wasn't sure ifyou wanted to come! "
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Power of punctuation
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all
about you are generous kind thoughtfulpeople who are not like you Admit to beinguseless and inferior You have ruined me Forother men I yearn For you I have no feelings
whatsoever When were apart I can beforever happy Will you let me be
Yours
Gloria
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Power of Punctuation
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all
about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful.People who are not like you admit to beinguseless and inferior. You have ruined me forother men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings
whatsoever when we're apart. I can beforever happy--will you let me be yours?
Gloria
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Power of Punctuation
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is. All
about you are generous, kind, thoughtfulpeople, who are not like you. Admit to beinguseless and inferior. You have ruined me. Forother men, I yearn. For you, I have no
feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I canbe forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Gloria
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Errors in English usage
Pronunciation
Redundancy
Preposition
Commonly misused
American English v/s British English
Five most common errors
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Pronunciation
IDENTIFY THE PRONUNCIATIONERRORS
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Pronunciation
Wrong Right
Artic ARCtic
Athelete Ath-lee-t
Febuary FeBRUAry
Fedral Fe-de-ral
Jewelry Jewel-lery
Of Ten Of-en
Parlament ParLIAmentRe-ocuur Recur
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Redundancy
Unnecessary words in a phrase
Repetition of same item of information
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Redundancy
(Absolutely) essential
Ask (the question)
Assemble (together)
Bald (-headed)
(completely) destroy
(completely) surround
(constantly) maintaining
(final) outcome
(full) satisfaction
(general) public
Lag (behind)
(regular) routine
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Preposition
Beside and besides
He stood beside me.
He stays tennis besides basketball andfootball.
Since and for
He has been absent since last Monday.
I have been waiting here for two hours.
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Preposition
Between and among
I stood between John and Peter.
The UN tries to maintain peace among thenations of the world.
By and with
He was killed by his servant.
He was killed with an axe.
In and At
My brother lives in Mumbai.
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Preposition
On, in, at and by (time)
I was born on 28th February.
I shall visit them in summer.
I shall be there at 4 PM.
I shall be leaving by 6 o clock.
In and within (time period)
The loan should be repaid in a year.
The loan should be repaid within a year.
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American Englishv/s
British English
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5 Most common errors
Your and Youre
Your water bottle is with me.
Youre screwing up your writing by usingyourwhen you really mean you are.
Its and Its
Its Visheshs birthday today.The dodo is known for its inability to fly.
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5 Most common errors
There and Their
There is no food in the fridge.
Their college team is called vipers.
Affect and Effect
Your ability to communicate clearly willaffect your income immensely.
The effect of a parents low income on achilds future is well documented.
The dangling participle
After rotting in the cellar for weeks, mybrother brou ht u some oran es. (wron )
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