Refining punctuation in creative writing

English

descriptive writing should capture a moment in detail

descriptive writing should persuade the reader to change their mind

descriptive writing should spark your reader's imagination

in descriptive writing, you should choose vocabulary and imagery carefully

Complete the sentence. Brackets are used to show ______________.

On safari, you can (if you are lucky) see a huge range of animals.

The weather today is wonderful (for a change).

The woman (33) said: "I can't believe it!"

Which of these sentences uses brackets correctly?

How should a semicolon be used? (There may be more than one correct answer)

in place of a comma to create a strong break or pause

I was (devastated) to learn that the bookshop one of my only places of refuge and comfort was closing down.

I was devastated (to learn that the bookshop) one of my only places of refuge and comfort was closing down.

I was devastated to learn that the bookshop (one of my only places of refuge and comfort) was closing down.

I was devastated to learn that the bookshop one of my only places (of refuge and comfort) was closing down.

He blinked — dazed by the sunlight and searched the sky.

He blinked dazed  — by the sunlight and — searched the sky.

He blinked dazed by the sunlight and — searched the sky.

He blinked— dazed by the sunlight — and searched the sky.

True or false: Parentheses are marked by a pair of brackets, dashes or commas.

True or false: Full stops should never go inside the bracket

Which of these symbols represents a hyphen (used to join compound words)?