A GUIDE TO ENGLISH PUNCTUATION
̲ͲÑÒÅÐÑÒÂÎ ÎѲÒÈ ² ÍÀÓÊÈ,
ÌÎËÎIJ ÒÀ ÑÏÎÐÒÓ ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÈ
ÕÀÐʲÂÑÜÊÈÉ ÍÀÖ²ÎÍÀËÜÍÈÉ ÓͲÂÅÐÑÈÒÅÒ
³ìåí³ Â. Í. Êàðàç³íà
Ë.Ì. ÐßÁÈÕ
Ì.Â. ÐßÁÈÕ
A GUIDE TO ENGLISH PUNCTUATION
Íàâ÷àëüíî-ìåòîäè÷íèé ïîñ³áíèê
ç àíãë³éñüêî¿ ïóíêòóàö³¿ äëÿ ñòóäåíò³â
ôàêóëüòåò³â ³íîçåìíèõ ìîâ
Õàðê³â – 2012
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Çàòâåðäæåíî äî äðóêó ð³øåííÿì Íàóêîâî-ìåòîäè÷íî¿ ðàäè
Õàðê³âñüêîãî íàö³îíàëüíîãî óí³âåðñèòåòó ³ìåí³ Â. Í. Êàðàç³íà
(ïðîòîêîë ¹ 4 â³ä 11òðàâíÿ 2012 ð.)
| P Ð 98 | Ðÿáèõ Ë.Ì. A guide to English punctuation : íàâ÷àëüíî-ìåòîäè÷íèé ïîñ³áíèê ç àíãë³éñüêî¿ ïóíêòóàö³¿ äëÿ ñòóäåíò³â ôàêóëüòåò³â ³íîçåìíèõ ìîâ / Ë.Ì. Ðÿáèõ, Ì.Â. Ðÿáèõ. – Õ.: ÕÍÓ ³ìåí³ Â. Í. Êàðàç³íà, 2012. – 55 ñ. |
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Íàâ÷àëüíî-ìåòîäè÷íèé ïîñ³áíèê ïðèçíà÷åíèé äëÿ ðîçâèòêó ó ñòóäåíò³â ìîëîäøèõ òà ñåðåäí³õ êóðñ³â ôàêóëüòåò³â ³íîçåìíèõ ìîâ íàâè÷îê âèêîðèñòàííÿ àíãë³éñüêî¿ ïóíêòóàö³¿. Ïîñ³áíèê ñòâîðåíî ó â³äïîâ³äíîñò³ äî Ðîáî÷î¿ ïðîãðàìè íàâ÷àííÿ.
ÓÄÊ 811.111: 388.147 (075.8)
ÁÁÊ 81.2 Àíãë – 9
© Õàðê³âñüêèé íàö³îíàëüíèé óí³âåðñèòåò ³ìåí³ Â. Í. Êàðàç³íà, 2012ÏÅÐÅÄÌÎÂÀ
²íòåãðàö³ÿ óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ñèñòåìè îñâ³òè ó çàãàëüíîºâðîïåéñüêó â ìåæàõ Áîëîíñüêîãî ïðîöåñó âèìàãຠá³ëüø êîìïëåêñíîãî ï³äõîäó äî âçàºìîïîâ’ÿçàíîãî ³… Ïîñ³áíèê ì³ñòèòü òëóìà÷åííÿ îñíîâíèõ çíàê³â ïóíêòóàö³¿ ç ïðèêëàäàìè ¿õíüîãî… Åêñïåðèìåíòàëüíà ïåðåâ³ðêà ïîñ³áíèêà, ùî ïðîâîäèëàñÿ íà ôàêóëüòåò³ ³íîçåìíèõ ìîâ Õàðê³âñüêîãî íàö³îíàëüíîãî…UNIT 1
THE COMMA
Exercise 1. Read the sentences and explain the use of punctuation marks.
Exercise 2. Translate into English and insert commas where appropriate.
Exercise 3. In the following sentences insert commas where appropriate and comment on your choice.
Exercise 4. Read the sentences and explain the use of punctuation marks.
Exercise 5. In the following letter insert commas where appropriate and comment on your choice.
So my first week at university is over! No lectures this morning so I thought I’d drop you a line to let you know how things are going. I’m glad to say that everything has worked out fine in the hall of residence.… I think living in a place like this is going to be a lot fun. There are two other girls from my course here and I plan…Exercise 6. Choose an appropriate sentence for each rule.
UNIT 2
THE COLON
1. A colon introduces an enumeration. A colon is needed…Exercise 1. Insert colons where appropriate and comment on their use.
1 lb beefsteak, with 1 pt bitter beer every 6 hours.Exercise 2. Comment on the use of colons.
· mm.rnlls · sgtssmfUNIT 3
THE SEMICOLON
‘We saved your life. However, your colon is now a semicolon’ 1. A semicolon is sometimes used instead of full stops between…Exercise 1. Read quotations and comment on the use of punctuation marks.
2. Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. (John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester) … 3. There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone,… 4. If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. (native American saying)Exercise 2. Put colons and semicolons where appropriate (based on Jerome K. Jerome “Three men in a Boat”).
UNIT 4
THE PARENTHESES
For exercises, see Unit 5.
UNIT 5
THE BRACKETS
Exercise 1. Comment on the use of brackets and parentheses.
Exercise 2. Insert brackets and parentheses where appropriate.
UNIT 6
THE DASH
Dashes are especially common in informal writing.
Exercise 1. Comment on the use of dashes.
Exercise 2. In the following sentences insert dashes where appropriate and comment on your choice.
UNIT 7
THE HYPHEN
Exercise 1. In the following sentences find out words with a hyphen and translate them into Ukrainian.
Exercise 2. Make up sentences using the following phrases.
UNIT 8
THE INVERTED COMMAS
Exercise 1. Comment on the use of inverted commas.
UNIT 9
THE EXLAMATION POINT
Exercise 1. Insert punctuation marks where appropriate.
Exercise 2. Match interjections (see grammar commentary) with their meaning.
Exercise 3. Read and translate the following sentences.
UNIT 10
THE FULL STOP
Exercise 1. Insert full stops and comment on their use.
UNIT 11
THE QUESTION MARK
Exercise 1. Insert punctuation marks and comment on their use.
UNIT 12
THE SLASH
Exercise 1. Comment on the use of slashes.
UNIT 13
THE APOSTROPHE
Exercise 1. Comment on the apostrophe use.
Exercise 2. Change to contracted forms.
UNIT 14
THE ELLIPSIS
Exercise1. Comment on the punctuation marks.
2. Emotions – such as shame – are bodily preparations, physical things telling us to act – to flee, fight, laugh… 3. Revive happy memories of when you felt you had achieved something: a swim… 4. All this is very theoretical…REVISION EXERCISES
