Study Guide Material

Chapters 11 & 12 Vocab Terms
Semicolon ;

1. “In general, use the semicolon to indicate a greater separation of thought and information than a comma can convey, but less than the separation that a period implies.” Pg. 48
2. It’s a judgment call – basically a crapshoot. The use of a semicolon is really determined by the author and his/her intentions.
3. “Parking is the main concern; Rutter favored an alternative with 375 spaces.” Pg. 47
4. The semicolon receives a mere 1 star.

Apostrophe ‘

1. “…The apostrophe is mainly for possessive and omissions – that the only other time you should use it is when to omit the apostrophe would create confusion or especially when it would spell another word – ‘a’ plus ‘s’ equals ‘as’; plus ‘s’ gives us a much better hint as to what’s going on here, but it doesn’t technically spell a word. Hence the Los Angeles Time’s using an apostrophe for ‘A’s’ but none for ‘Bs.’” Pg. 53
2. See the above explanation.
3. Multiple students in the class earned A’s.
4. The apostrophe receives a respectable 2 stars.