Page 9 - Class-8 lesson notes punctuation

 The ellipsis is most commonly represented by three periods (. . . ) although it is occasionally
demonstrated with three asterisks (***). The ellipsis is used in writing or printing to indicate
an omission, especially of letters or words. Ellipses are frequently used within quotations to
jump from one phrase to another, omitting unnecessary words that do not interfere with
the meaning. Students writing research papers or newspapers quoting parts of speeches
will often employ ellipsis to avoid copying lengthy text that is not needed.

 Omission of words: She began to count, "One, two, three, four…" until she got to 10, then
went to find him.
 Within a quotation: When Newton stated, "An object at rest stays at rest and an object in
motion stays in motion..." he developed the law of motion.

 A humorous look at how punctuation can change meaning:-
 Omitting the Oxford comma can sometimes result in odd misunderstandings:
 I love my parents, Kylie Minogue and Kermit the Frog.
 Without the Oxford comma, the sentence above could be interpreted as stating that you
love your parents, and your parents are Kylie Minogue and Kermit the Frog!

 Omission or misuse of commas can be disastrous:

 Let’s eat grandma.(a missing comma can alter the meaning of an otherwise
straightforward sentence)

 With a correctly placed comma,:

 “Let’s eat, grandma” versus “Let’s eat grandma”. Punctuation can potentially save
lives!Audio link https:

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