Unit 5 More Single-Cell Punctuation
You have already learned ending punctuation marks (period, question mark, and exclamation point).
The following single cell punctuation signs are used just as they are used in print and follow the print spacing.
| Comma (,) | ⠂ |
| Apostrophe (') | ⠄ |
| Opening Quotation Marks (") | ⠦ |
| Closing Quotation Marks (") | ⠴ |
| Semicolon (;) | ⠆ |
| Colon (:) | ⠒ |
| Hyphen (-) | ⠤ |
| Ellipsis (3 periods) | ⠲⠲⠲ |
Note: The opening quotation mark looks the same as the question mark. The difference is that the opening quotation mark never appears at the end of a word and the question mark never appears at the beginning of a word.
Examples:
Comma
The mural is crimson, beige, and blue.
⠠⠮⠀⠍⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠗⠊⠍⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠑⠊⠛⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠲
Apostrophe
I’ve got Mimi’s cold.
⠠⠊⠄⠧⠑⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠠⠍⠊⠍⠊⠄⠎⠀⠉⠕⠇⠙⠲
Quotation Marks
"Hey, that is not fair!" he yelled.
⠦⠠⠓⠑⠽⠂⠀⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠖⠴⠀⠓⠑⠀⠽⠑⠇⠇⠫⠲
Semicolon
Bob makes a pass; we score.
⠠⠃⠕⠃⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠆⠀⠺⠑⠀⠎⠉⠕⠗⠑⠲
Colon
Items: hat, pants, and jacket.
⠠⠊⠞⠑⠍⠎⠒⠀⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠏⠁⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠚⠁⠉⠅⠑⠞⠲
It is 8:30.
⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠼⠓⠒⠼⠉⠚⠲
Hyphen
We have a two-level home.
⠠⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠁⠀⠞⠺⠕⠤⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠲
Look at pages 5-7.
⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠁⠞⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠼⠑⠤⠼⠛⠲
Ellipsis
I can tell you but…
⠠⠊⠀⠉⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠽⠀⠃⠲⠲⠲
Extra note:
The alphabetic wordsigns (can, it, that) can be used with an apostrophe.
I can’t eat it all.
⠠⠊⠀⠉⠄⠞⠀⠑⠁⠞⠀⠭⠀⠁⠇⠇⠲
It’s a very nice hat.
⠠⠭⠄⠎⠀⠁⠀⠧⠀⠝⠊⠉⠑⠀⠓⠁⠞⠲
That’ll do it!
⠠⠞⠄⠇⠇⠀⠙⠀⠭⠖
Brain Boost
The following symbols are mentioned for your reference.
| Opening Single Quotation Mark (') | ⠠⠦ |
| Closing Single Quotation Mark (') | ⠠⠴ |
Example:
"If I say 'go,' we run for it!"
⠦⠠⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠠⠦⠛⠂⠠⠴⠀⠺⠑⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠿⠀⠭⠖⠴