HW for Tuesday, October 29th: ex. 7c p. 72 & ex. 19 p. 180

Pilkun käytöstä:
1) sivulause ensin ja sitten päälause; erotetaan pilkulla
Because I was sick, I couldn't come.

2) lauseenvastikkeet erotetaan pilkulla muusta lauseyhteydestä
After I had read the article, I became interested in climate change.
After reading the article, I became interested in climate change.
Having read the article, I became interested in climate change.

3) relatiivilauseet
My Mother who was a great cook lived in eastern Finland.
My Mother, who was a great cook, lived in eastern Finland. (annetaan ylimääräistä informaatiota)
NB! She passed the test with flying colours, which took us all by surprise. (kun koko edellinen lause on korrelaatti, niin tulee pilkku & WHICH)

4) linkkisanat & irralliset lisäykset EROTETAAN PILKULLA MUUSTA LAUSEYHTEYDESTÄ
She was tired. However, / Nonetheless, / Nevertheless, / Yet, / Still, she decided to come to my party.

5) NB! that-sanaa EI PILKKUA
He said that he would come. = että
Everything that happened surpised me.
BUT:
He wrote i.e., that is it is.
He gave us aubergines, i.e. eggplants.
suomeksi ts (id est = se on; toisin sanoen)

6) luetteloinnissa
I love vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes(,) and potatoes.

7) suora esitys erotetaan johtolauseesta pilkulla
Donald Trump said, " I could shoot anybody on Fifth Avenue and nobody would care."
"I could shoot anybody on Fifth Avenue and nobody would care," Donald Trump said.

On the Use of the Comma: When in doubt, leave it out.

the white tide = valkoinen vuorovesi; tarkoitti siis lumivyöryä