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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