ACT English Test PrepLesson 2

Hanyang University GACInstructor: Samuel Kim

Review

Punctuations – Usages of Comma

- In a series of adjectives/nouns

- With introductory phrases starting with gerund or conjunctions (e.g. because)

- In phrases providing supplementary infor-mation

Punctuations – Colon ( : )

- Can usually be replaced by a comma or a period

- Signals that more information is to come (on the

subject)

- Also can be used to create a slight dramatic tension

Punctuations – Colon

(1) To introduce a word, a phrase or a statement

He only had one desire in life: to play baseball.

The weather yesterday was very unusual: it rained while the sun was shining.

(2) When a new sentence is started after a colon, the first word in the sentence should be capitalized

May I offer you a suggestion: take their advice.

Punctuations – Colon

(3) Before long quotes

The following is the first paragraph of his book:

(4) At the beginning of business letters

To whom it may concern:

(5) To introduce a list

Please send the following files:

Punctuations – Colon

(6) Between numbers and time

3:0

3:30 p.m.

Psalm 16:30

Punctuation – Semi-Colon ( ; )

- Also known as ‘mid period’

- Used to make sentences more formal and refined

Punctuation – Semi-Colon(1)Used when two main clauses occur in a single

sentence without a connecting word

Ask not what he do for you; ask what you can do for him.

(2) After conjunctions in a list

You need to bring the following to the class:1) a notebook 3) a compass, and; 2) a calculator 4) a protractor

Punctuation – Apostro-phe ( ‘ )

- Used to form contractions, indicate posses-sion, and sometimes to form the plural form of certain expressions

Punctuations - Apostro-phe(1)) To indicate possession

My neighbor’s dog barks all the time.My neighbors’ dog barks all the time.

I met Jamie’s friend Nolan yesterday.I met James’ friend Stephen yesterday.

These are James’.

Punctuations - Apostro-phe(2) In contractions

I will not be done by tonight.I won’t be done by tonight.

You shouldn’t worry too much.

(3) In certain expressions

Do’s and don’ts

Punctuations – Review

- Colon: Used before introducing more infor-mation on the subject

- Semi-Colon: Used to separate two ideas in a sentence where there is no conjunction

- Apostrophe: Used to indicate possession