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a. Many people have bad things to say about -Honda- vehicles but they have incredible tuning potential. 4. (-) An en dash hyphens/connects words. a. It is always good to check-up on your car for maintenance. 5. (:) A colon connects an idea to what comes directly before it. a. A small list of my favorite car brands are: Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Chevrolet, and Porsche. 6. (;) A semi-colon connects multiple independent clauses. a. The Honda NSX is the best production car that Honda has ever put out; yet I prefer the S2000 because of its balance, power train, and styling. 7. (?) A question mark ends an interrogative sentence. a. What is your favorite car? 8. (!) An exclamation mark ends an exclamatory sentence and puts emphasis on that sentence. a. Keep up with maintenance on your car! 9. (‘) An apostrophe indicates ownership/possession. It also contracts words. An apostrophe can also be used as a quote mark which quotes a quote. a. When talking about variable valve timing you must bring up Honda’s version called VTEC. 10. (“ ”) Quotation marks quote others words a. My brother entered his car and screamed, “Why is my check engine light on?”. 11. (…) An ellipsis indicates something is unsaid. It can also end a sentence. a. Acura teases a new Integra coming soon I think it will be great unless… 12. ([ ]) Brackets indicate that something has been added. a. My brother said, “I… [love] Porsche”. 13. (( )) Parentheses indicate that something is parenthetical. a. In 1999 the Honda S2000’s motor held a record of (120 horsepower) most horsepower per liter. 14. (/) A backslash indicates a choice. a. If I ask the question of -what is the most reliable car company?to someone his/her answer would most likely be Toyota.
