PUNCTUATION MARKS

It is better if the color blue is used in the answers.

All the theory for this exercise is in the booklet.
Where there are periods it means that you have to write, for example, sentences, words,
punctuation marks or another requested element. Erase the dots before writing.

Application exercises

1. Spot
1.1. Place periods and capital letters where appropriate to form three paragraphs with their respective
sentences.

a cooperative is an autonomous association of people who have voluntarily come together to meet
their economic, social and cultural needs. There are different types of cooperatives: consumer
cooperatives are those that buy mass-use items directly from producers, eliminating intermediaries
that raise sales prices. production cooperatives are those formed by the capital and labour provided by
producers with the aim of reducing high costs and achieving better returns. credit cooperatives are
used for building homes and obtaining low-interest loans (for their members for cooperative
companies of various kinds). cooperatives are made up of members, the board of directors, the
supervisory committee, the educational committee, the administrator and the employees.

2. Coma

2.1.The vocative is used to invoke the recipient and can be placed at the beginning, middle or end of the
sentence and is always placed between commas. In the following sentences the place of the vocative
changes.

a. Carmen, please give the key to the front door to that boy.

Please, Carmen, give that boy the key to the front door.

b. I wish, dear reader, to tell you things as they happened.

Dear reader, I wish to tell you things as they happened.

2.2.The different members of an enumeration are enclosed in commas. Put them on.

a. The hat, the face, the clothes, the legs, the hands, were the color of the earth.

b. A low wall separated the garden from the orchard of quince trees, pear trees, fig trees and vines that

reached to the other street.

c. Playful children, joyful grandparents, vendors, and guests passed through the square of broken paving

stones.

2.3.Clarifications, explanations and appropriations are placed between commas. Put them on.

a. Don't touch them, they told me, because they can be poisonous.

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b. The earwig, one of the bravest birds, attacked with tremendous fury.

c. The largest of the old trees, a red willow, had grown alone.

d. The platforms, wet from the rain, were doubly black.

2.4.Connectors are placed between commas, for example: finally, lastly, however, etc. Place the commas
where the connectors are.

a. And finally, he launched himself into space again.

b. At times, the bolas flew through the air.

c. However, those games did not give me satisfaction.

2.5.Verbal ellipsis is indicated with a comma. Put it on.

a. The old man remained silent for a long time; so did I.

b. Sometimes the wind brought clouds and thunder brought floods.

c. The fences began on the slope. Behind them, the toy-like sentry boxes.

2.6.All kinds of commas are missing in this text, please color them.

International experts from the World Health Organization establish that one of the most important

indicators of the degree of civilization of a community is the proportion of foods that are sold packaged and

therefore have no risk of contamination.

Dehydrated foods sold in packages, undoubtedly due to their low humidity, are less susceptible to bacterial

contamination since they are, so to speak, isolated by the packaging.

However, it has been detected that there are indeed occasions in which the dehydration processes could
be affected by some type of chemical alteration.

3. Semicolon
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 3.1.Read the sentences and insert commas and semicolons where necessary.

a. He brought old, heavy, solemn books; very old books and also modern editions of volumes.

b. There were people of all kinds there, dressed in different clothes, but nothing could surprise me any
longer.

c. The world is practically at war; there is fighting in Vietnam and unrest on almost every continent.

d. Please fill out and send the enclosed card and your subscription will be automatically renewed.

and. The work teams were distributed as follows: María Miller and José Allen, Coordinators; Antonio
Jaime and Pedro Jiménez, Finance Committee; Carmen Tello and Susana León, Educational Program.

F. The boy was walking along a green country path, the swallow was fluttering around him; the cat was
jumping and leaping around him.

g. There are bird species that live constantly in the same area, but others move to different regions;
migration responds mainly to climatic factors.

4. Colon

4.1. Explain the use of colons in the following statements.

a. On May 16, a recital was held with the following objectives: to demand peace, raise money and
express gratitude.
Colons were used before enumerations.
When the match ended the coach said: “I am very satisfied with the team.”
The colon was used to highlight the use of a direct quote.

4.2. Read the following sentences and insert punctuation marks (comma, semicolon, and colon) where
you consider necessary for the clarity of the message.

a. There are three theological virtues: faith, hope and charity.

b. The place was left in ruins: men fled, animals ran away in terror, women screamed in despair.
c. The mother was screaming, the father was laughing, the children were crying; it was a horrible sight.
d. He didn't listen to me: now he's in jail.
e. The house was empty; they had moved.
f. The teacher said: “Learning to write is learning to think.”

4.3.Write a sentence in which you quote an expression said by another person.

The President of the Nation, Alberto Fernandez said: “The quarantine is extended until April 24.”

5. Quotation marks

Use Examples

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 To indicate direct quotes or The speaker said: “The greatest commitment a human being can have is
textual quotes. to himself.”

For proper names of museums, The group met at the “El Josco” café to share.
cinemas, cafes and theatres,
The couple attended the “La Gaviota” theater.
among other places.

To point out foreign words or -Otherwise, you would run the risk of delegating only the “dirty work.”
words used in a different sense
-The ad hoc projects group meets today.
than normal in a sentence.
-That child is “sweet.”

In titles of conferences or -To work on the monograph, you need to read the article “Touching
speeches, chapters, articles, Lives” and the chapter “Looking to the Future.”
news, poems, essays,
-Architect Rosa Mena will speak on the topic “Adapting the
paintings, sculptures, musical
environment to technology.”
compositions, slogans and
advertising sayings.

To indicate seconds and inches. -The athlete has a record of 45” on that course.

-Notes should be made on 3” x 5” cards.

-10 dozen
To indicate repetition when
20 ”
organizing material into
5 ”
columns.

In a direct quotation, which in -Carlock highlights in his work The Automated Office and the Secretary:
turn includes another “Computers can make certain types of decisions, but not all of them.
quotation, single quotation Therefore, 'In order to make intelligent decisions, you must know all
marks (') are used to enclose the alternatives that exist and sometimes it is better not to take any,
the quotation that appears especially when it comes to human relations issues.'”
within what is being quoted.

5.1.Read the following sentences and insert quotation marks and other punctuation marks where you
consider necessary for the clarity of the message.

a. We send you your essential bouquet of roses.

b. The book “Vocational Horizons” is now on sale.

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c. The lecturer said: “If you want to live in peace, try not to do anything that could be published in the
newspapers.”
d. The “No Smoking” sign is a health sign in many countries.
e. The term “hardware” has no translation into Spanish.
f. “Ideals are like stars; we never reach them,” said a poet.

Drafting.

5.2. Write a sentence that includes words in another language.

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5.3. Write a sentence in which you quote words that a friend of yours said a few days ago.
My friend Karen said, “The best way to take care of ourselves is to not see ourselves.”
4.4.. Write a sentence to express what Jesus said: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

6. Parenthesis

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 Use Examples

To insert explanatory notes or -The European Community, made up of three organisations (European
special instructions. Economic Community, European Coal and Steel Community and the
European Atomic Energy Community), was founded on 1 July 1967 under
the name European Union.

When you want to express -The attorney's fees amount to three thousand dollars (US$3,000).
amounts of money in words and
also in numbers in the same
sentence.
To indicate periods of time or -Among the presidents of the UN are the Latin Javier Pérez de Cuellar
dates related to a person or (1982-1992) and the Egyptian Boutros-Ghali
event. (1992-1997).
-The United Nations Organization (founded on October 24, 1945) seeks to
maintain international peace.
-Leonardo Da Vinci (1415-1519) was the creator of The Last Supper, The
Annunciation, among others.

Clarify the meaning of acronyms -The CCC (Communication Competence Center) offers workshops to
or other information. students and teachers.
Write enumerations within a -To achieve professional success, you must observe (1) punctuality, (2)
sentence. productivity and (3) ability to work in a team.
Include information -The purpose of this work (among others) is to achieve research by the
independent of the main student.
thought of a sentence; it can be
a word, a phrase, or a sentence.
To insert instructions or -The human resource requirements of an organization can be estimated by
references. setting
objectives (Chapter 4) and the design of the most appropriate form of
organization (Chapters 5 and 6).
To introduce an inclusion option -Employee needed for the night shift.
into the text. -If students are accepted, parents must attend orientation.

Note: Punctuation marks (comma, semicolon, period, and colon) are written outside the parentheses.
However, if what is included in parentheses has a punctuation mark, it is written inside the parentheses.

6.1.Read the following sentences and insert parentheses and other punctuation marks where you
consider necessary for the clarity of the message.

a. The money order cost only US$50 (fifty US dollars).

b. Applications may be: a) commercial, b) employment, and c) official.

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 c. In the case of a local order (see box 14) clearly write the delivery location.
d. The first draft of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (1770-1827) is sold at Sotheby's auction house in
London.

Drafting
6.2. Write a sentence in which you include the years of Luis Muñoz Marín's life.
Luis Muñoz Marin (1898-1980) was a writer, senator and first governor of Puerto Rico.
6.3. Write a sentence to express that the book cost only $5.00 and also express it in words.
The book cost only $5.00 (five pesos) at the “Libro para todos” bookstore.
6.4. Write a sentence that includes numbering.
To complete the evaluation you must read the entire module 3 (page 34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41)

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