Thursday, March 5, 2009

The Dash: Taruna, Maryann, Maria, Snow

Put your examples here. Each student makes one comment before next Wednesday's class.
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4 comments:

maria said...

His face turned bright red when he walked through the wrong door-and interrupted the class.
I have two dollars in my -Oh No! I think I left my purse at the mall!
The scouts were asked to bring their own supplies-food, tents, sleeping bags.

March 6, 2009 at 11:42 AM
snow said...

Example sentence from internet using a dash:

“Mandy searched everywhere for her most prized possession—her grandmother’s wedding ring.”

In this example, the dash is used to introduce. Specifically, the dash gives us the further explanation about “her most prized possession” that is her grandmother’s wedding ring.

Here is my sentence using the same structure:

This morning, opening the curtains, I got a surprise at gazing outside----snowing heavily in March; “is this the Vancouver’s weather?” I murmured.

March 10, 2009 at 12:29 AM
Brad said...

Very nice sentence Snow! I like the way you've also used the semicolon in the section after the dash. It's handy being able to blend ideas together this way.

March 10, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Maryann said...

Sample taken from TIME magazine:
“Polling places can changes. Voters—especially first-time voters—must know their proper polling location and the ID requirements for their state.”

In this sample, the first dash is used to introduce what kind of voters: the second dash is used to set off concluding explanation.

Here is my example:
In this economic crisis, all of us—especially young people--should learn to budget wisely and also to save some money for the future.

March 10, 2009 at 7:29 PM

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