Section 1

SECTION 1

. The period is dot-shaped punctuation that ends a sentence to make a statement, and it could be used to abbreviate words like Mr. and Mrs. ( ex. Brooke was attacked by the Night Killer in her apartment while she was asleep. )

, The comma indicates a pause that would occur if the sentence were spoken out loud, whatever comes before and after the comma could switch places. It could also separate grammatical components of a sentence. ( ex. The coven consists of Cordelia, Naan, Queenie, Zoe, and Madison. )

— The em dash could take the place of commas, parenthesis, or colons, in each case to a slightly different effect. ( ex. Cordelia - the supreme - didn't allow Micheal Langdon to perform the seven wonders. )

- The hyphen's primary function is used to join words or parts of words together. The hyphen could also be used for word division ( ex. The boy who was lost at the merry-go-round turned out to be Detective John Lowe's son. )

: The colon is used to introduce a list of terms and it could also be used to emphasize a phrase or a single word at the end of a sentence. Everything that comes after the colon relates to what comes before the colon. ( ex. Zoe has two choices: bring back Kyle from the dead or let him die. )

; The semicolon is said to be stronger than the colon but weaker than the period. A semicolon is used between two independent clauses. ( ex. The living could leave Camp Redwood; the dead stayed stuck in the camp. )

? The question mark is used at the end of a direct question. ( ex. Which one of you killed Naan? )

! The exclamation mark is used to express a strong emotion or excitement. ( ex. Go away Tate. I said go away!!! )

‘ The apostrophe has three uses which are contractions, plurals, and possessives. ( ex. Cordelia couldn't let Micheal win so she sacrificed herself in order for Malory to travel back in time. )

“ “ The quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. ( ex. The writing on the roanoke house wall read, “ croatoan” . )

… The ellipses is a set of three periods and this indicates an omission, or something unsaid. ( ex. I am tough… but I'm no cookie. )

[ ] The brackets allow the insertion of editorial material inside of the quotations. They are used to include information that isn't essential to the main topic. ( ex. He [ The AntiChrist ] traveled to the coven and murdered most of the witches attending. )

( ) The parenthesis allows the writer to include extra information, like a word or fragment. ( ex. Ivy joined the cult S.C.U.M ( Society for Cutting Up Men) to protect her son Olly. )

/ The slash has several uses and it could be used to indicate the word “or” . ( ex. Go ask Queenie/Zoe where Madison is because she has gone missing. )