Films for the Humanities and Sciences

Punctuation Potpourri

Ranging from the everyday to the esoteric, this program rounds out the study of punctuation by investigating the many functions of hyphens, apostrophes, slashes, and ellipses. Topics presented include the following: using hyphens to create compound nouns and adjectives, spell out numbers, and break lines of text; using apostrophes to form contractions, possessives, and plurals; using slashes to separate lines of poetry, offer a choice between words, and represent fractions; and using ellipses to indicate omitted text, a trailing-off of thought, and a lengthy pause. (22 minutes)

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Item#: BVL10578
Copyright date: ©2000
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-6484-7

Part of the Series : English: The Standard Deviants(r) Core Curriculum


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