{"id":815,"date":"2016-07-15T23:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level3-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=815"},"modified":"2016-10-06T21:06:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T21:06:18","slug":"try-it-punctuation","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-corningcc-engcomp1wmopen-1\/chapter\/try-it-punctuation\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Punctuation","rendered":"Try It: Punctuation"},"content":{"raw":"Read the following introduction to an academic paper written by an undergraduate linguistics student.\u00a0Has the punctuation in this passage been used effectively? Identify any errors, and comment where punctuation might be used to a better effect. The sentences have been numbered to aid you in your comments.\r\n

\"Concert(1)\u00a0American culture today is filled with external references\u2014every piece of media seems to be connected to at least three others in some way or another. (2)\u00a0Its almost jarring to sit through a movie, that doesn't make some type of reference to a preexisting work. (3)\u00a0This kind of interplay between different works\u00a0is called intertextuality<\/em>\u00a0a term coined in 1986 by Julia Kristeva. (4)\u00a0This paper will look at the intertextuality present in the children's\u00a0movie Enchanted<\/em>; specifically, it will examine the kind of references made and the reason behind those references.<\/p>\r\n

(5)\u00a0Intertexuality in children's movies is a little unique because these films\u00a0must appeal to two vastly different audiences: young children and their parents. (6)\u00a0While children are the primary target audience for these movies parents are the ones who will ultimately\u00a0purchase the movie (or not). (7)\u00a0Because of these two distinct audiences,\u00a0intertextuality appears constantly in childrens' media to create humor\u00a0and\u00a0to add interest for adults who may find themselves watching the same movie tens of times.<\/p>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"568697\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"568697\"]\r\n

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  1. The dash is used correctly\u00a0here. It is an eye-catching punctuation mark, which could help draw the reader in as well.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. The wrong\u00a0its<\/em> has been used here. The sentence should start with it's<\/em> (a contraction of\u00a0it is<\/em>). Additionally, the phrase \"that doesn't make some type of reference to a preexisting work\" is necessary to the primary meaning of the sentence. Thus, the comma before the phrase should be removed.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. The phrase \"a term coined in 1986 by Julia Kristeva\" is not necessary for the sentence to make sense; it simply adds more detail. It should be set off with some type of punctuation marks: either parentheses or a comma.\r\n
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    • This kind of interplay between different works is called intertextuality<\/em>\u00a0(a term coined in 1986 by Julia Kristeva).<\/li>\r\n \t
    • This kind of interplay between different works is called intertextuality<\/em>,\u00a0a term coined in 1986 by Julia Kristeva.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
    • This punctuation in this sentence is correct. However,\u00a0the ideas might be better represented if the sentence were split in two:\r\n
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      • This paper will look at the intertextuality present in the children's\u00a0movie Enchanted<\/em>. Specifically, it will examine the kind of references made and the reason behind those references.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
      • The colon is used correctly in this sentence. It separates a list from the\u00a0complete idea preceding it.<\/li>\r\n \t
      • \"While children are the primary target audience for these movies\" needs a comma directly following it to separate it from the other complete idea in the sentence.<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Childrens'<\/em>\u00a0has been turned into a possessive incorrectly. Even though the noun is plural, the plural (children<\/em>) doesn't end with an\u00a0s<\/em>, so the correct possessive form is\u00a0children's<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\nThe speech below is given\u00a0by Gwendolen\u00a0in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em>\u00a0(Act 1, Scene 1). Imagine you want to quote this speech in a paper, leaving out the bolded portions. How would you insert this quote into your paper? Be sure to correctly cite the quotation as well.\r\n
        \"FiveJack? .\u00a0.\u00a0. No, there is very little music in the name Jack, if any at all, indeed. It does not thrill. It produces absolutely no vibrations .\u00a0.\u00a0. I have known several Jacks, and they all, without exception, were more than usually plain.<\/strong> Besides, Jack is a notorious domesticity for John! And I pity any woman who is married to a man called John. She would probably never be allowed to know the entrancing pleasure of a single moment\u2019s solitude.<\/strong> The only really safe name is Ernest.<\/blockquote>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"346334\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"346334\"]Here is an example of how this might be appropriately quoted:\r\n

        The Importance of Being Earnest<\/i>, despite its title, is not actually about being honest or sincere. Instead, it is about the importance of having the name\u00a0Earnest. The main character, Jack, has romanced a woman, all the while calling himself Earnest. Near the beginning of the play, he asks if she would mind\u00a0if his name were Jack. She responds, \"Jack? [.\u00a0.\u00a0.] No, there is very little music in the name Jack, if any at all, indeed.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. Besides, Jack is a notorious domesticity for John! And I pity any woman who is married to a man called John.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. The only really safe name is Ernest\" (Wilde\u00a01.1).<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]","rendered":"

        Read the following introduction to an academic paper written by an undergraduate linguistics student.\u00a0Has the punctuation in this passage been used effectively? Identify any errors, and comment where punctuation might be used to a better effect. The sentences have been numbered to aid you in your comments.<\/p>\n

        \"Concert(1)\u00a0American culture today is filled with external references\u2014every piece of media seems to be connected to at least three others in some way or another. (2)\u00a0Its almost jarring to sit through a movie, that doesn’t make some type of reference to a preexisting work. (3)\u00a0This kind of interplay between different works\u00a0is called intertextuality<\/em>\u00a0a term coined in 1986 by Julia Kristeva. (4)\u00a0This paper will look at the intertextuality present in the children’s\u00a0movie Enchanted<\/em>; specifically, it will examine the kind of references made and the reason behind those references.<\/p>\n

        (5)\u00a0Intertexuality in children’s movies is a little unique because these films\u00a0must appeal to two vastly different audiences: young children and their parents. (6)\u00a0While children are the primary target audience for these movies parents are the ones who will ultimately\u00a0purchase the movie (or not). (7)\u00a0Because of these two distinct audiences,\u00a0intertextuality appears constantly in childrens’ media to create humor\u00a0and\u00a0to add interest for adults who may find themselves watching the same movie tens of times.<\/p>\n