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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.
Tagalog
English
"...ay hindi may pananagutan. " "... is not responsible."
"Gamahalaan ay hindi... "

"Government is not... "

"...dahil sa lahat ng bagay. "

"...for everything."

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