Practice 9. Punctuation marks

INSTRUCTIONS: Search web publications (newspapers, digital magazines, news, etc.) an example of each punctuation mark previously seen:

Full stop

"Why flying is about to get a lot more expensive — for good"

But it’s not just the in-flight experience that is going to change, says Dimanche. The airport experience will change, too.

Reference: https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/05/08/why-flying-is-about-to-get-a-lot-more-expensive-for-good.html (May, 2020)

Comma

Jeffrey Katzenberg Blames Pandemic for Quibi’s Rough Start
 Downloads have been anemic, despite a lineup that includes producers and stars like Jennifer Lopez, LeBron James, Idris Elba, Steven Spielberg and Chrissy Teigen.

Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/business/media/jeffrey-katzenberg-quibi-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage, (May, 2020)

Colon

"Doctors and Patients Turn to Telemedicine in the Coronavirus Outbreak"

“He said all the right buzzwords: cough, fever, fatigue,” said Dr. Meeta Shah, an emergency room physician at Rush.

Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/health/telemedicine-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article (May, 2020)

Semicolon

"Why Economic Pain Could Persist Even After the Pandemic Is Contained"
In this downturn, there is the looming collapse of many small businesses; potential losses in the commercial real estate sectors; a crisis in the funding of state and local governments that will most likely take years to play out; and a collapse of energy prices that could slow capital investment.

Question mark

"OCD: 'I spent 20 years preparing for the coronavirus pandemic'"

The problem is, they can spiral out of control. As I know all too well, the doubt starts as, "Am I clean enough?"

But grows into, "Will I ever be able to have a normal life again?"

And ultimately, "Why even try?"

Exclamation mark 

"Channelling your inner Muhammad Ali might not always be as reckless as it sounds. Zaria Gorvett explains.."

“hey dummy –you’re going to lose, and you’re going to lose bad…. end of story!!!!!!” They were all informed that if they won, they’d win the coveted prize of $1.

Reference: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191010-the-surprising-benefits-and-risks-of-trash-talk, (May, 2020)

Quotation marks

"Conavirus: How they tried to curb Spanish flu pandemic in 1918"

Sir Arthur argued that many lives could have been saved if these rules had been followed, but he added: "There are national circumstances in which the major duty is to 'carry on', even when risk to health and life is involved."

Reference: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-52564371, May (2020)

Aphostrophe

"When Will the Stay-at-Home Orders End?"

According to the White House’s guidance, states can begin reopening businesses (phase one) after the number of coronavirus cases in the state has declined for 14 consecutive days. 

Referencce: https://www.thecut.com/article/when-will-the-stay-at-home-orders-end-state-by-state-guide.html, (May 2020)

Brakets

"What’s This? A Candle That Smells Like Harry Styles?"
(People love a celeb-scented candle, and they really love Styles, so: duh.) But it does exist, and the company is allegedly making more. Something to look forward to.
Reference: https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/target-candle-allegedly-smells-like-harry-styless-cologne.html (May, 2020)

Dash

"New images show Jupiter as huge jack-o’-lantern, reveal secrets about Great Red Spot"
A trio of NASA instruments — the Hubble Space Telescope, the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and the Juno spacecraft that’s orbiting Jupiter — have teamed up to probe the mightiest storms in the solar system, taking place more than 800 million kilometres away on the giant planet.

Reference: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/05/11/new-images-show-jupiter-as-huge-jack-o-lantern-reveal-secrets-about-great-red-spot.html (May, 2020)

Hyphen

"Nurse taps into international roots to help COVID-19 patients communicate"
Danielle Fenn, a registered nurse at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, told ABC News' "Pandemic: What You Need to Know" about her experience working in a non-intensive care COVID-19 unit.

Reference: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/nurse-taps-international-roots-covid-19-patients-communicate/story?id=70614342&cid=clicksource_4380645_14_post_hero_card_hed (May, 2020)