TAILIEUCHUNG - Learning Express - Writing Skills Success_04

Tham khảo tài liệu 'learning express - writing skills success_04', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | LESSON APOSTROPHES AND DASHES Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point. George Prentice newspaper editor 1802-1807 LESSON SUMMARY This lesson will put you in control of tricky apostrophes and dashes two of the most commonly misused marks of punctuation. Apostrophes communicate important information in written language. Dashes when used sparingly add emphasis. Before you begin the lesson see how much you already know. Add apostrophes and one pair of dashes where you think they belong in the Problem column on the following page. Check your answers with the Solution column. 61 APOSTROPHES AND DASHES Problem Marjorie is studying contemporary American history and she is most interested in the history of the 50s and 60s. Shes taken most of the classes offered by her colleges history department and she has only one semester to go before she graduates. In order to get her degree however she has to write a thesis and shes having a difficult time deciding on the topic. She met with her advisor one of the leading experts on the Civil Rights Movement and she talked with him about the possibility of focusing on the Montgomery Bus Boycott that began in 55. She also met with the professor of her womens history class and came away from that meeting inspired to write about the Womens Movement. She thought that her history study group might help with her decision but the members opinions were split. Two of them wanted her to write about civil rights and the other two urged her to pursue the Womens Movement. She finally decided that she should stop seeking outside advice since any additional feedback would only confuse her further. Solution Marjorie is studying contemporary American history and she is most interested in the history of the 50s and 60s. She s taken most of the classes offered by her college s history department and she has only one semester to go before she graduates. In order to get her degree however she has to write a thesis and

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