Semicolon, two points , point and ellipsis spanish course

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Semicolon, Two points, point and ellipsis.

Semicolon (;): When members of a period consist of more than one sentence, so or otherwise take longer any point, they will be separated by semicolons about 6 others;

For example came the Northwind November, glacial and sturdy; they snatched their leaves to the trees, taking them, and rolling on the ground, and flying through thick clouds of dust.

In any period of any extension will semicolon before adversative conjunctions more, but even, etc .; For example,


The soldiers went out at midnight and walked nine hours without rest; but the fatal road conditions miscarried company. When the clause is short, simply a single comma before the conjunction; and come, but sooner; He did, reluctantly.

Whenever a prayer follows, preceded by conjunction, another prayer, in order to express the idea that has not perfect link with the above, we must put an end to the first semicolon, as the following example will clarify: But nothing was enough to dislodge the enemy, until the assault was shortened by the path opened artillery; and it was observed that one, as many as were undone in this shrine, surrendered to the mercy of the Spaniards (Solis, History of New Spain, III, 7). If after the word artillery eat only went down, and found prayer, etc., governed by the preposition would come up and change the meaning.

Two points (:): As a general proposition sits and then checked and explained in other prayers, it is separated from these by two points; such as: No afflicts mortals more pernicious than the game vice: for him very wealthy people have come to end in abject poverty, and even on the scaffold; for him, besides the flow, man loses shame and to the estimation of itself. When one or several sentences followed by another that is due or summary of the foregoing, it must be separated with a colon, as in the following example: One who by their wealth and splendor was so applauded as envied as he entered triumphant the gates of Constantinople, whose name was respected and feared from the capital of the empire to the ends of the sands of Libya, died blind, poor, forgotten and begging for food from door to door: weird and frightening example of the vicissitudes Fortune!


The decrees and judgments, decrees and edicts colon at the end of each reason or basis for the decision are made, although these are in separate paragraphs and They begin with a capital letter. In certifications and memorials two points also put before certain paragraphs with initial capital letters.

Quoting verbatim, they have to put two points before the first word of the appointment, which usually principiar capitalized; v. gr .: Cicero in their offices for this purpose says the following: There is nothing that degrade both the men and envy.

Colon after Sir and similar expressions that usually occurs first cards are also used; v. gr .: Dear Sir, Please you take over, etc .; My friend: In response to the estimated you, etc.

Point (.): It puts point when the period form complete sense, in terms of being able to move to another without being outstanding new understanding of that. It is the largest syntactic pause spelling points. In reading, the length of the pause indicated by the dot can vary more or less, depending on the meaning and interpretation of the reader; but in any case it is more than point to the comma and semicolon.

In writing, it is called point and followed (or period followed) when the text continues immediately after the point on the same line, or the next without initial target; and full stop (or full stop) when it is ending paragraph, and the text continues on another line or entered more outgoing than others flat. Finally, the end is just a letter or a major division of the text (part, chapter, etc.). Resta noted that in all the writings are usually made after the end certain separations or divisions


called paragraphs, each of which must begin in row other than that in the end of the previous, and deeper than other lines of plane . Such divisions should be used mainly when it will happen to different topic, or to consider it from another aspect.

An ellipsis (...): When the writer should leave the incomplete sentence and suspense sense, denoted by the ellipses; v. gr .: He attracted the plebs against the patricians; acaudill贸 and he swore in the most corrupt and evil of the Republic for their assistance subvertidla waiters; he bribed with gold and promises ... But why repeat what is obvious to all?

If a clause of complete grammatical sense is needed stopped a bit, expressing fear or doubt, or to surprise the reader with the unexpected departure, the break is indicated with dots; v. gr .: Would you say that your father is dead ... I have no value to both; He cited meeting, distributed hundreds of obituaries know, and we got to meet ... four.

These points are also used when a text or authority which is irrelevant insert intact, indicating what is omitted is copied.

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