Top 6 Best Composer “Single quotes and colons”

Basic knowledge

1. Parentheses

– Parentheses are used to mark the footnotes (explanations, explanations, additions)

2. Colon

The colon is used to:

Mark (announce) the explanation, explanation for a previous part;
Highlight (foreshadow) direct quotes (used with quotation marks) or dialogue (used with dashes).

Compose Parentheses and colons

I. Parentheses

Read the following excerpts and answer the questions.

a) All of a sudden, they (the natives) were given the supreme title of “soldiers to defend justice and freedom”.

(Nguyen Ai Quoc, Blood Tax)

b) It’s called Ba Khia canal because it’s full of tridents on both sides of the river, which cling to the tree stumps (Ba Khia is a type of sea urchin hybrid with red and purple color, making the sauce torn and mixed. chili garlic is very delicious).

(According to Doan Gioi, Southern Forest Land)

c) Li Bai (701 – 762), a famous Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, formerly known as Thai Bach, alias Thanh Lien layman, born in Gansu; At the age of five, his family settled in Thanh Lien village, Xuong Long district of Mien Chau (Sichuan).

(Language 7, volume one)

Question:

1. What are parentheses in the above quotations used for?

2. If the part in parentheses is removed, will the basic meaning of the above excerpts change?

Answer

1. Effect of parentheses in excerpts:

a) Used to mark explanations to make it clear who they mean (native speakers). This part, in addition to the annotation function, sometimes also has the effect of emphasizing.

b) Used to mark the description of an animal whose name (three-knot) is used to name a canal to help readers better understand the characteristics of the canal.

c) Used to mark the additional information about the year of birth and death of poet Li Bai (701-762) and the part to let the reader know which province Mianzhou belongs to (Sichuan).

2. The part in the parenthesis is just an extra comment, it does not belong to the basic meaning. Therefore, if omitted, the basic meaning of the excerpts does not change.

II. Colon

What is the colon in the following excerpts used for?

a) Then the Cricket roamed around, wondering. I must say:

– Okay, my master just say it bluntly.

The Cricket looked at me and said:

– I thought that if I loved you like that, I would have helped you to go to my side of the house, in case someone came to bully you when the lights were turned off, I would run over to you…

(To Hoai, Cricket adventure ki)

b) As bamboo grows upright, man does not give up.

There is an old saying: “Even though bamboo burns, it is still straight when burned”. Bamboo is straight, indomitable !

(New Steel, Vietnamese Bamboo)

c) This road I’ve been used to many times, but this time it suddenly felt strange. The scenery around me is changing, because my heart is having a great change: today I go to school,

(Thanh Tinh, I go to school)

Reply:

a) Foretells the dialogue (of De Men talking to Cricket Cricket and Cricket talking to De Men Cricket)

b) Foretelling direct narration (New Steel quotes the words of the ancients).

c) The author’s explanation of the reason for the change in mood on the first day of school.

Practice

1- Page 135 Textbook

Explain the use of parentheses in the following excerpts:

a) Through the phrases “naturally” (clearly, decisively, cannot be otherwise), “destiny in heaven” (destiny in heaven’s book), “destiny in the book of heavens”, “destiny in the hand and hand is defeated” (certainly will admit defeat), comment on the tone of the poem.

(Language 7, volume one)

b) The length of the bridge is 2 290 m (including the leading bridge with nine long spans and ten short spans).

(Thuy Lan, Long Bien Bridge – historical witness)

c) In order for the text to be coherent, the writer (speaker) must make the content of the sentences and paragraphs unified and closely linked with each other; at the same time, must know how to connect those sentences and paragraphs by appropriate linguistic means (words, sentences,…)

(Language 7, volume 1)

Reply:

a) Parentheses to explain the meaning of Sino-Vietnamese words

+ “of course” (obviously, definitely not otherwise)

+ “destiny in the book of heaven” (destiny in the book of heaven)

+ “defeat failure” (will definitely receive failure)

b) Parentheses here for more explanation, further comment on bridge length

c) Parentheses are used to add additional information

2- Page 136 Textbook

Explain the use of colons in the following excerpts:

a) But they challenged too much: the whole cash must be one hundred silver coins, and the areca leaves, the wine… and the wedding, it costs two hundred silver coins.

(Nam Cao, Lao Hac)

b) I didn’t expect De Choat to say something like this to me:

– Well, I’m so sick, I can die. But before you close your eyes, I advise you in life to have a bad habit of being aggressive, having a brain but not knowing how to think, sooner or later you will bring it to yourself.

(To Hoai, Cricket adventure ki)

c) Then one day it rained. Rain fell on all sides. There is a period of sunlight penetrating the sea, iridescent in all colors: green, pale purple, pink, blue, …

(Vu Tu Nam, Beautiful Sea)

Reply:

a) A colon to give an explanation for what was said (meaning that the wedding challenge was too heavy).

b) The first colon gives direct dialogue. Second colon to signal explanatory content.

c) A colon to signal the list of isotropic properties to explain the said idea (iridescent full color).

3- Page 136 Textbook

Is it possible to remove the colon in the following excerpt? What is the purpose of the colon in the excerpt?

“Vietnamese has the characteristics of a beautiful language, a beautiful language. In short, it means that: Vietnamese is a language that is harmonious in terms of sound and tone, but also very delicate and flexible in its language. It also means saying that the Vietnamese language has the full ability to express the feelings and thoughts of the Vietnamese people and to satisfy the requirements of the country’s cultural life over time. history.”

(Dang Thai Mai, Vietnamese, an eloquent expression of national vitality)

Answer

After the word “that” the colon can be used or omitted:

+ When used: colon will lead to direct speech, or indirect speech for the purpose of emphasizing and presenting information.

+ When not in use: the following part is not emphasized anymore.

4- Page 137 Textbook

Observe the following sentence and answer the question.

Phong Nha consists of two parts: Dry cave and Water cave.

(Tran Hoang, Phong Nha Cave)

– Can you replace colons with parentheses? If so, does the meaning of the sentence change?

– If we rewrite Phong Nha as: Dry cave and Dong water, can we replace the colon with parentheses? Why ?

Answer

– You can replace the colon with parentheses, but the meaning of the sentence changes when you change it

– If rewritten as Phong Nha includes: Dry cave and Water cave, it is not possible to replace the colon with parentheses, because after the word includes, a colon is required to list the events.

5- Page 137 Textbook

A student copied Thanh Tinh’s passage as follows:

“After reading the dozens of names already written on a large piece of paper, the director looked at us and said he would:

– So you can enter the fifth grade. The children have to learn to see their mother happy and let the teacher teach them to be happy. They have heard yet ? (The children all listened, but none of them dared to answer. Fortunately, there was a parent’s cry in response.”

Question:

– Did you copy the parentheses right or wrong? Why ?

– Is the part marked with parentheses a part of a sentence?

Answer

– The student copied that parenthesis wrong, because you are missing the “close parenthesis” part.

– The part above the parenthesis is the auxiliary part of the sentence.

6- Page 137 Textbook

Based on what you have learned in the text The Population Problem, write a short paragraph about the need to limit population growth; Use parentheses and colons in the passage.

Answer

The text of the Population Problem (According to Thai An, Education Newspaper & Sunday Times) raises the urgent issue of limiting population growth if people still want to “survive”. From an old problem story about exponential numbers, the author brings readers to think, think, think about the worrying situation of development and population growth of the world. Especially, the excessive population growth occurs much in underdeveloped countries, leading to economic setbacks and welfare problems. Therefore, there should be a reasonable solution for: The population problem.

Summary

Parentheses are used to mark the footnotes (explanations, explanations, additions)
A colon is used to: Mark (announce) the explanation, explanation for a previous part; Highlight (foreshadow) direct quotes (used with quotation marks) or dialogue (used with dashes).

Question 1. Exercise 1, pages 135 – 136, Textbook.

Explain the use of parentheses in the excerpts) Through the phrases “naturally” (clearly, decisively, cannot be otherwise), “destiny in heaven” (destiny in the book of heaven), “The executioner fails” (will surely accept defeat), please comment on the tone of the poem.b) The length of the bridge is 2290m ​​(including the bridge with nine long spans and ten short spans) .c) In order for the text to be coherent, the writer (speaker) must make the content of the sentences and paragraphs unified and closely linked together, and at the same time must know how to connect those sentences and paragraphs. by appropriate linguistic means (words, sentences, etc.).

Reply:

Apply the knowledge you have learned about the use of parentheses to do this exercise. Note that the uses of parentheses such as marking explanations, explanations, and additions to the previous section are shown in the excerpts. The use of parentheses in the first case in the excerpt (c) is common in exam questions such as: “Please explain the meaning of the proverb: Failure is the mother of success.

Question 2. Exercise 2, page 136, Textbook.

Explain the use of colons in the following excerpts:

a) “But the challenge was too heavy: the whole cash was a hundred silver coins, and the areca leaves, and the wine… and the wedding, it cost two hundred silver coins.”

(Nam Cao, Lao Hac)

b) “I did not expect De Choat to say to me a sentence like this:

– Well, I’m too sick to die. But before I close my eyes, I advise you: in life, if you have bad habits, have a brain but don’t know how to think, sooner or later you’ll get hurt.”

(To Hoai, Cricket’s adventure)

c) “Then one day it rained. Rain fell on all sides. There is a period of sunlight penetrating the sea, iridescent in all colors: green, pale purple, pink, blue…”

(Vu Tu Nam, Beautiful Sea)

Reply:

Apply the knowledge you have learned about the use of two dots to do this exercise. Note that some of the uses of colons such as highlighting explanations, explanations, and marking dialogue are shown in excerpts.

Question 3. Exercise 3, page 136, Textbook.

Is it possible to remove the colon in the following excerpt? In this excerpt, what purpose does the author use colons? “Vietnamese has the characteristics of a beautiful language, a beautiful language. That is to say: Vietnamese is a language that is harmonious in terms of sound and tone, but also very delicate and flexible in the way sentences are made. Saying that also means saying that the Vietnamese language has the full ability to express the feelings and thoughts of the Vietnamese people and to satisfy the requirements of the country’s cultural life through historical periods.”

(Dang Thai Mai; Vietnamese, an eloquent expression of national vitality)

Reply:

Note that there are many types of punctuation used to separate ideas, thereby emphasizing what the writer wants to say.

Question 4. Exercise 4, page 137, Textbook.

Observe the following sentence and answer the question. “Phong Nha consists of two parts: Dry Cave and Water Cave” (Tran Hoang, Phong Nha Cave)

Reply:

See if that’s the case, the part outside the parentheses would still be a full sentence.

Question 5. Exercise 5, page 137, Textbook.

A student copied Thanh Tinh’s passage as follows: After reading the ten names already written on a large piece of paper, the director looked at us and said, “So you guys can enter the fifth grade. The children must try to learn so that the teacher can be happy and let the teacher teach them to be happy. They have heard yet? (The children all listened, but none of them dared to answer. Fortunately, there was a parent’s cry in response.

Reply:

Are parentheses ever used alone, not in pairs?

Question 6. Exercise 6, page 137, Textbook.

Based on what you have learned in the text The Population Problem, write a short paragraph about the need to limit population growth, using parentheses and colons.

Question 7. Are parentheses in the following sentences correct or incorrect? Why ?

a) It is a famous poem Duong Luat (the law of poetry dating from the Tang Dynasty) by Ba Huyen Thanh Quan.

b) Phan Boi Chau (1867-1940) hometown In Dan Nhiem village (now in Nam Hoa commune), Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, famous for being good at studying. After passing the first Huong exam in 1900 (resolution), she devoted herself to the cause of saving the country.

Reply:

Notice the position of the parentheses.

Question 8. The following two excerpts have been omitted. Excerpt (a) is omitted by four commas, and one (pair of) parentheses. Excerpt (b) has five commas and one colon omitted. Indicate where those punctuation marks are placed.

a) Also, if you have a habit of living and living, it’s true that because of illness, you can’t always have a cave to live in, you can only dig shallowly close to the ground and don’t know how to dig deep and then drill out many niches like mine.

(According to To Hoai, The Adventures of De Men)

b) In spring, the rice tree calls so many birds chirping From afar, the rice tree stands like a giant lamp tower, thousands of flowers are thousands of bright pink flames, thousands of buds are thousands of blue candles. All glittering in the sun.

(According to Vu Tu Nam, The Rice Tree)

Solution:

Punctuation marks are omitted in two excerpts: a) See if there is a part in this passage that is used to clarify the previous point to know where parentheses are used. Of the four commas, one comma separates the two. part of the part in parentheses, a comma immediately after the second parenthesis.

b) In this excerpt, can a colon be in the first sentence? The position of the colon is the boundary between the two parts, the second part is used to explain the first part

Verse 9. Show the effect of parentheses below each sentence:

a) The Vietnam Labor Party […] always holds high and holds the banner of national independence and liberation of the working classes.

(Ho Chi Minh)

b) Don’t let every human being on this earth only have 1 grain of rice left. To do so, it must contribute to making the journey to the 64th box as long and as possible. That is the path of “to be or not to be” of humanity itself.

(According to Thai An, Sunday Education and Times newspaper)

Solution:

The parentheses in examples (a) and (b) are both used to mark footnotes, indicating who is the author of the quoted sentences.

Question 10. State the effect of colons in the following excerpt:

[…] Someone said: I smoke I am sick, wear me!

Answer: Smoking is your right, but you don’t have the right to poison the people Near you. You get drunk, you make me suffer. But smoking, people close to him also inhale the toxic smoke. This has been proven by thousands of studies.

(According to Nguyen Khac Vien, in From Tobacco to Drugs – Addiction)

Solution:

The colon in the excerpt is used to mark the hypothetical dialogue between a smoker and the author Nguyen Khac Vien.

I. SINGLE POINT

1. Read the excerpts and answer the questions:

What are the parentheses in the above quotations used for?

Parentheses in excerpts:

a) Used to mark explanations to make it clear who they mean (native speakers). This part, in addition to the annotation function, sometimes also has the effect of emphasizing.

b) Used to mark the description of an animal whose name (three-knot) is used to name a canal to help readers better understand the characteristics of the canal.

c) Used to mark the additional information about the year of birth and death of poet Li Bai (701-762) and the part to let the reader know which province Mianzhou belongs to (Sichuan).

2. If the part in parentheses is omitted, will the basic meaning of the excerpts change?

The part in parentheses is just a footnote, it doesn’t have a basic meaning. Therefore, if omitted, the basic meaning of the excerpts does not change.

• Remember: Parentheses are used to mark the section with the comment function.

II. COLON

The colons in the above excerpts are used for marking:

a) Foretell the dialogue (of De Men talking to Cricket and De Choat talking to De Men).

b) Foretelling direct narration (New Steel quotes the words of the ancients).

c) The author’s explanation of the reason for the change in mood on the first day of school.

• Remember: A colon (:) is used to:

– Mark (foreshadow) the supplement explaining the explanation for a previous part.

– Highlight (foreshadow) direct quotes (used with quotation marks) or dialogue (used with dashes).

III. PRACTICE

1. Explain the use of parentheses

a) Mark the part explaining the meaning of the phrases natural, fate in the book of heaven, khanh thu thu thu thu.

b) Mark the explanation to help readers understand clearly in the 2290m ​​length of the bridge including the bridge section.

c) Parentheses are used in two places. In the first position, parentheses mark the addition. This section is selectively related to the annotated part (with one part without the other): the creator of the text is either the writer or the speaker. This use of parentheses is common in exam questions such as:

Please explain and explain the meaning of proverbs. “Near the ink, it is black, near the lamp, it is bright”.

In the first place, parentheses mark the caption to make it clear what the linguistic means are here.

2. Explain the use of colons

a) Check (foreign) the explanation for the idea: they challenged too much.

b) Mark (foreshadow) the dialogue (of Cricket De Choat with De Men) and the explanation of the content that De Choat advises Cricket.

c) Mark (foreign) the explanation for the idea: which colors are all colors.

3. Okay. But the meaning of the part placed after the colon is not emphasized equal.

4. – Okay. When replacing that, the meaning of the basic sentence does not change, but the writer considers the part in parentheses to only have an appending effect, not to belong to the basic meaning of the sentence like when this part is placed after a colon.

– If you rewrite “Phong Nha includes: Dry caves) and Water caves”, the colon cannot be replaced with parentheses, because in this sentence the “Dry cave and water cave” cannot be considered in the footnote.

Note: Only in cases where the part marked by a colon is omitted and the remainder needs complete meaning, the colon can be replaced by parentheses.

5. Wrong, because single quotes (as well as double quotes) are always used in pairs. Teacher asks students to correct: put an extra parenthesis.

The part marked with parentheses is not part of the sentence. This exercise is intended to remind students that the footnote can be part of a sentence, but it can also be one or more sentences.

I. BASIC KNOWLEDGE
1. Parentheses
– Parentheses have many types, round brackets ( ), square brackets [ ], curly braces { }. The most commonly used are round brackets, the others are less common
– Uses: Parentheses are used to mark the comments (explain, explain, add more).
For example: + Huy (classmate) came to the house and asked him to go out.
+ The drum sound of Phia (chief minister) calling for taxes still wailed.
(To Hoai)
+ … Round black eyes (so sorry!)
(Jiangnan)
Parentheses are a type of punctuation that has a separating function. Its effect is similar to comma or dash. When using a couple to separate the isolated part. The separation of the separate components makes the meaningful content of the sentence divided into two different aspects: the objective aspect, of the part the writer presents outside the parentheses, and the subjective aspect of the comment section in brackets.
For example: In Muong Gion land, he is not a Lo student who specializes in making period items and creating villages (village heads).
(To Hoai)

2. Colon
a. A colon is used to mark a direct quote or a dialogue quote.
+ When announcing a direct quote, we use quotation marks.
For example: President Ho Chi Minh said: “I have one desire, the ultimate desire, to make our country completely independent, our people to be completely free, our compatriots all have food to eat. , clothes to wear, everyone can learn”.
+ When foretelling a dialogue, we often use a colon with a dash.
Example: She looked up at me and replied:
– I’m fine
(L. Panteleep)
Seeing that he was still begging, I had to accept it. When he left, I asked:
– If you have any money you pick up and give it to me, what will you eat?
(Nam Cao)
b – The colon is also used to mark the addition, explanation, and explanation of the preceding part
– Explanation: In addition, the children also learn sports: Martial arts, swimming, badminton, table tennis, chess…
– Addition: Actually, he just had a hidden mind, but it’s not good enough: he just asked me for some dog baits.
(Nam Cao)
– Explanation: + Grapefruit flowers are fragrant, it’s late at night.
(Xuan Dieu)
+ The scenery around me has changed, because my heart is having a big change: I go to school today.
(Peaceful)

II. TRAINING SKILLS
1. Correct or add appropriate markings for the following cases:
a. You guys have to go down after each other up (1)
– Come on, Sister Hai goes first: (2)
– Let’s go strong and good! (3) Someone called Sister Hai, someone called Sister Let, not knowing what day she was (4)
Nguyen Quang Sang (5)
b. Writer Nguyen Sang, also known as Nguyen Sang, was born in 1932, from An Giang province.
c. Author Nguyen Huy Tuong 1912 – 1960, born in Duc Tu commune, now in Dong Anh district, Hanoi, was a writer and playwright who had composed before 1945.
d. He is the author of the main works: Long Tri Festival Night, Princess En Tu, Living Forever with the Capital and many stories written for children.
e. I’ve been listening to my grandmother brag since last summer (1)
– Cua Tung is the best in our country, sir (2). I have taken a cool bath all over our country (3). Every sea gate, every beach, in the past, I used to swim through them, from the North end to the South end, Tra Co, Do Son, Sam Son, Cua Lo, Deo Ngang, Cua Nhat Le, Cua Thuan (4)…
(Nguyen Tuan)
Suggestions:
Requirements:
– Read each paragraph carefully, seeing if the use of colons and parentheses is appropriate. If it is used incorrectly, correct it and state the cause of the error.
Sample:
a. Sentence 1: missing a colon at the end of the sentence, because this sentence foreshadows dialogue
b. Sentence 2: Using colons at the end of sentences is not appropriate, it should be replaced with a period.
(5) Add parentheses to mark comments.
2. Clearly state the effect of colons in the following cases:
a. After Ty Hon greeted his father, they took it away, gone forever (1). In the dark, Tí Hon said (2):
– Let me go to the ground for a moment, I really need it (3).
(Tiny Boy)
b. You should understand that: helping the people means participating in the resistance war.
(Ho Chi Minh)
c. Naturally, they have a very interesting tray: all kinds of dishes from sausages, meat, eggs, fish, pickles, enough glutinous rice, plain rice, sticky rice, cakes…
(Dao Vu)
d. During the war against the US, our jobs were different: he was still a forgetful cadre, while I switched to a career in writing and journalism.
Suggestions:
Model: a. Sentence 2 – use a colon at the end of the sentence to foretell the dialogue.
b. The colon is used to foreshadow an indirect quote.
3. Write a paragraph of 7-10 sentences, on a topic of your choice, using colons and parentheses.
Suggestions:
Write a paragraph and ask:
– Enough number of sentences, grammatically correct sentences.
– Clarifying the selected topic
– Proper use of colons and parentheses.

I. Parentheses

Parentheses work

a, (native speakers) – explain

b, (the three keys are a type of sea urchin hybrid, the more purple and red, the more delicious it is to make fish sauce mixed with garlic and chili) – voiceover

c, ( 701 – 762) – add more

If the part in parentheses is removed, the meaning of the above excerpts will not change, still full of meaning.

II. Colon

Uses of colons:

a, The colon is used to quote the character’s speech, dialogue

b, Colon quote direct speech

c, The colon is here to explain and explain the previous part.

PRACTICE

Lesson 1 (page 135 of Literature 8 textbook, volume 1)

a, Parentheses to explain the meaning of Sino-Vietnamese words

+ “of course” (obviously, definitely not otherwise)

+ “destiny in the book of heaven” (destiny in the book of heaven)

+ “failure of bad behavior” (will definitely receive failure)

b, Parentheses here for more explanation, further comment on bridge length

c, Parentheses are used to add additional information

Lesson 2 (page 136 of Literature 8 textbook, volume 1)

a, A colon to give an explanation for what was said (meaning that the wedding challenge is too heavy)

b, The first colon to give direct dialogue. Second colon to signal explanation

c, A colon to signal the list of isomeric properties to explain the said idea (iridescent full color)

Lesson 3 (page 136 of Literature 8 textbook, volume 1)

After the word “that” the colon can be used or omitted

+ When used: colon will lead to direct speech, or indirect speech for the purpose of emphasizing and presenting information.

+ When not in use: the following part is not emphasized anymore.

Lesson 4 (page 116 of Literature 8 textbook, volume 1)

– You can replace the colon with parentheses, but the meaning of the sentence changes when you change it

– If rewritten as Phong Nha includes: Dry cave and Water cave, the colon cannot be replaced by parentheses.

+ Because after the word include, a colon is needed to list events.

Lesson 5 (page 116 of Literature 8 book 1)

– The student copied that parenthesis wrong, because you are missing the “close parenthesis” part.

– The part above the parenthesis is the auxiliary part of the sentence.

Lesson 6 (page 116 Textbook of Literature 8 volume 1)

The text of the Population Problem (According to Thai An, Education Newspaper & Sunday Times) raises the urgent issue of limiting population growth if people still want to “survive”. From an old problem story about exponential numbers, the author brings readers to think, think, think about the worrying situation of development and population growth of the world. Especially, the excessive population growth occurs much in underdeveloped countries, leading to economic setbacks and welfare problems. Therefore, there should be a reasonable solution for: The population problem.

I. SINGLE POINT

1. Read the excerpts and answer the questions:

a) All of a sudden, they (the natives) were given the supreme title of “soldiers to defend freedom and justice”.

(Nguyen Ai Quoc, Blood Tax)

b) It’s called Ba Khia canal because it’s full of tridents on both sides of the river, they stick together around the tree stumps (Ba Khia is a type of sea urchin hybrid, the more red and purple the more red, making the car sauce mixed. chili garlic is very delicious).

(According to Doan Gioi, Southern Forest Land)

c) Li Bai (701 – 762), a famous Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, formerly Thai Bach, alias Thanh Lien layman, born in Gansu; At the age of five, his family settled in Thanh Lien village, Xuong Long district of Mien Chau (Sichuan).

(Language 7, volume 1)

– What are the parentheses in the above quotations used for?

– If the part in parentheses is removed, will the basic meaning of the above quote change?

Reply:

Parentheses in excerpts:

a) Used to mark explanations to make it clear who they mean (native speakers). This part, in addition to the annotation function, sometimes also has the effect of emphasizing.

b) Used to mark the description of an animal whose name (three-knot) is used to name a canal to help readers better understand the characteristics of the canal.

c) Used to mark the additional information about the year of birth and death of poet Li Bai (701-762) and the part to let the reader know which province Mianzhou belongs to (Sichuan).

The part in the parenthesis is just a footnote, it does not belong to the basic meaning. Therefore, if omitted, the basic meaning of the excerpts does not change.

II. COLON

What is the colon in the above excerpts used for?

a) Then the Cricket roamed around, wondering. I must say:

– Okay, let’s just say it bluntly.

The Cricket looked at me and said:

– I thought that if I loved you like that, I would have helped you to go to a corner of my house, in case someone came to bully you when the lights were turned off, you would run over…

(To Hoai, The Adventures of De Men)

b) As bamboo grows upright, man does not give up.

There is an old saying: “Even though the bamboo is on fire, it is still straight when burned”. Bamboo is straight, indomitable!

(New Steel, Vietnamese Bamboo)

c) I’ve been used to this road many times, but this time it suddenly felt strange. The scenery around me is changing, because our hearts are having a big change: I go to school today.

(Thanh Tinh, I go to school)

Answer

a) Foretell the dialogue (of De Men talking to Goat Choat and De Choat talking to De Men).

b) Foretelling direct narration (New Steel quotes the words of the ancients).

c) The author’s explanation of the reason for the change in mood on the first day of school.

III. PRACTICE

Answer question 1 (page 135 of Literature textbook 8 Volume 1):

Explain the use of parentheses in the excerpts (pages 135, 136, Textbook of Literature 8 volume 1).

Detailed explanation:

a) Mark the part explaining the meaning of the phrases natural, fate in the book of heaven, khanh thu thu thu thu.

+ “of course” (obviously, definitely not otherwise)

+ “destiny in the book of heaven” (destiny in the book of heaven)

+ “failure of bad behavior” (will definitely receive failure)

b) Highlight the explanation to help readers understand clearly in the 2290m ​​length of the sentence, including the bridge.

c) Parentheses are used in two places:

– In the first position, parentheses mark the addition. This section is selectively related to the annotated part where one part does not exist: the creator of the text is either the writer or the speaker. This use of parentheses is common in exam questions such as:

Please explain the meaning of the proverb “Near the ink, it is black, near the lamp, it is bright”.

– In the second position, parentheses mark the caption to make it clear what the linguistic means here are.

Answer question 2 (page 136 of Literature textbook 8 Volume 1):

Explain the use of colons in excerpts (page 136, Textbook of Literature 8 volume 1)

Detailed explanation:

a) Mark (foreign) the explanation for the idea: they challenged too much.

b) Mark (foreshadow) the dialogue (of Cricket De Choat with De Men) and the explanation of the content that De Choat advises Cricket.

c) Mark (foreshadow) the explanation for the idea: which colors are all colors.

Answer question 3 (page 136 of Literature textbook 8 Volume 1):

Is it possible to remove the colon in the excerpt (page 136, Textbook of Literature 8 volume 1)? What is the purpose of the colon in this passage?

Detailed explanation:

After the word “that” the colon can be used or omitted

+ When used: colon will lead to direct speech, or indirect speech for the purpose of emphasizing and presenting information.

+ When not in use: the following part is not emphasized anymore.

Answer question 4 (page 137 of Literature textbook 8 Volume 1):

Observe the following sentence and answer the question.

Phong Nha consists of two parts: Freeze-dry and Water Cave.

(Tran Hoang, Phong Nha Cave)

– Is it possible to replace colons with parentheses? If so, what does the meaning of that sentence change?

– If Phong Nha is rewritten to include: Dry cave and Water cave, can the colons be replaced with parentheses? Why?

Detailed explanation:

– Okay. When seeing that, the meaning of the basic sentence does not change, but the writer considers the part in parentheses to only have an additional effect, not to belong to the basic meaning of the sentence like when this part is placed after a colon.

– If you rewrite “Phong Nha includes: Dry caves and Water caves”, the colon cannot be replaced with parentheses, because in this sentence the “Dry cave and Water cave” cannot be considered in the footnote.

Note: Only in cases where the part marked by a colon is omitted and the remainder remains complete in meaning, the colon can be replaced by parentheses.

Answer question 5 (page 137 of Literature textbook 8 Volume 1):

A student copied Thanh Tinh’s passage as follows:

After reading the dozen names already written on a large piece of paper, the director looked at us and said he would:

– So you can enter the fifth grade. The children have to study so that the teacher can be happy and the teacher teaches them to be happy. They have heard yet? (The children all listened, but none of them dared to answer. Fortunately, there was a parent’s cry in response.

– Did you copy the parentheses right or wrong? Why?

– Is the part marked with parentheses part of a sentence?

Detailed explanation:

– Wrong, because single quotes as well as double quotes are always used in pairs. Teacher asks students to correct: put an extra parenthesis.

– The part marked with parentheses is not part of the sentence. This exercise is intended to remind students that the footnote can be part of a sentence, but it can also be one or more sentences.

Answer question 6 (page 137 of Literature textbook 8 Volume 1):

Based on what you have learned in the text The Population Problem, write a short paragraph about the need to limit population growth, using parentheses and colons.

Detailed explanation:

The population problem document (According to Thai An, Education Newspaper & Sunday Times) raises the urgent issue of limiting population growth if people still want to “survive”. From the story of the ancient math problem, the author brings readers to think, think, and relate to the worrying development and population growth situation of the world. Especially, the excessive population growth occurs a lot in underdeveloped countries, leading to economic setbacks and welfare problems. Therefore, there should be a reasonable solution for: Population problem.