3. Ang
bulalas itutok at ang tapusin ng a hatulan sumenyas damdamin.
3. The exclamation point at the end of a sentence signals emotion.
Tagalog
English
Kumuha
nawala!
Get lost!
Masiyahan iwan!
Please
leave!
4. Ang kuwit ay
used di a hatulan sa ihiwalay idea. 4. The comma is used in a sentence to separate ideas.
Tagalog
English
Ako mangilangan sa bumili mansanas,
kahel, at peras.
I need to purchase apples, oranges,
and pears.
Could John, Jane, at dumaluhong
humakbang forward.
Could
John, Jane,
and Sally step forward.
5. Salita kulungin
di panaklong paglaanan ekstra patalastas. 5. Words enclosed in parentheses provide extra information.
Tagalog
English
Ako mangilangan sa bumili mansanas,
kahel, at peras. (I'm sa a pagkain sa araw-araw.)
I need to purchase apples, oranges,
and pears. (I'm on a diet.)
Could John, Jane, at naninilaw humakbang
forward. (Tayo mangilangan magkusang-loob )
Could
John, Jane,
and Salley step forward.
(We need volunteers.)
6. Tayo used mga
panipi sa kulungin sabihin salita. 6. We used quotation marks to enclose stated words.
Tagalog
English
John said, "Ako nasain hindi
lumakad!"
John said, "I will not go!"
"I'm magkasiya sa ang gumamit
ng a wheelchair, said Tim.
"I'm
confined to the use of a wheelchair,"
said Tim.
7. A tuldukuwit
ay used sa idugtong dalawa isalaysay diwa ng tumbasan pag-angkat. 7. A semicolon is used to join two related thoughts of equal
importance.
Tagalog
English
Ang bago bus dumating ; tayo ilagay
ito sa kagyat paglilingkod.
The new bus arrived; we put it into immediate
service.
Ang araw na ito ay payday; atin
cheques ay ilagak tuwiran sa atin bangko.
Today
is payday; our cheques are deposited
directly to our banks.
A semicolon ";"
is used before a word that inroduces a list.
Ang bungangkahoy sa pagbibili ang
araw na ito ay; mansanas, kapayapaan, peras, at kahel.
The
fruit on sale today are; apples, peaches,
pears, and oranges.
8. A tutuldok
":" ay a patigilin sa pahintulutan ang ang bumabasa malaman
something pag-angkat ay nakakatawa. 8. A colon ":" is a
stop to let the reader know something important is coming.
Tagalog
English
Masiyahan tapusin ang sundan jobs:
isalansang maayos mag-ulat, kapanayamin, at sundan ups.
Please complete the following jobs: file
reporting, interviews, and follow-ups.
Tagapangasiwa ay may pananagutan
dahil sa: kaligtasan, aral, itakda, at sahod.
Administrators
are responsible for: safety,
moral, scheduling, and wages.
9. Isa ellipsis
ay used sa ituro ang di pagkasama ng salita. 9. An ellipsis is used to indicate the omission of words.