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cronih2510
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punctuation
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I have a question, could you help me?
I am working on a way to teach the importance of punctuation, what do you think of this text? does it sound weird?
I leave all my belongings to my daughter Jenny. never to my mi daughter Carmen. neither It will be given to Johanna that is my will
1) I leave all my belongings: to my daughter jenny. never, to my mi daughter Carmen neither, It will be given to Johanna, that is my will
2)I leave all my belongings: to my daughter Jenny. never, to my mi daughter Carmen., neither It will be given to Johanna, that is my will
3) I leave all my belongings to my daughter Jenny, never to my mi daughter Carmen , neither It will be given to Johanna, that is my will
Can you think of a way the three sisters get it ?
I leave all my belongings: to my daughter Jenny. never, to my mi daughter Carmen. neither, It will be given to Johanna not ever, to the three of them that is my will
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22 Aug 2013
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tashaleks
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Ummm, it �s a bit confusing if what you want is to make it clear that all three girls receive something in the will.
You �ll have to tweak it by taking out the never, the neither and the not ever.
(I leave all my belongings to my daughters Jenny, Carmen and Johanna).
There �s a great book called Eats, Shoots and Leaves which really illustrates the importance of punctuation. Look it up!
A panda eats, shoots and leaves. <----- the panda has a meal, fires a gun and then goes A panda eats shoots and leaves. <----- the panda eats bamboo shoots and tree leaves.
There are loads of other great examples in the book.
:)
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23 Aug 2013
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ueslteacher
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I leave all my belongings: to my daughter Jenny - never, to my daughter Carmen neither. It will be given to Johanna, that is my will.
Just google "commas are/punctuation is important" and you �ll get plenty of ideas and laughs:)
@tashaleks: love the panda sentence:) Sophia
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23 Aug 2013
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cunliffe
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Here �s another, very short and makes the point. Quick, let �s eat grandma. |
23 Aug 2013
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Apodo
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I leave all my belongings not just to my daughter Jenny, nor to my daughter Carmen, nor even to my daughter Joanna, but to all three.
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23 Aug 2013
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cronih2510
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The idea is that just by changing punctuation, the will goes to different people, none or all of them |
23 Aug 2013
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