Text Conventions

It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open. Read the passage and identify which conventions of Gothic horror are present. (Tick all that apply.)

• A damsel in distress

• A haunted setting

• Gloomy weather

• Darkness

• A monster

The primary purpose of Writing Conventions is to...

• Police how people write and talk

• Confuse the reader

• Help make writing more clear and understandable

• Establish tone and mood

Which of these are examples of Writing Conventions?

• Punctuation

• Spelling

• Capitalization

• Grammar

• Paragraphing

Which of the following is a common text convention used in English writing to indicate a pause or break in thought?

• A) Comma

• B) Exclamation mark

• C) Question mark

• D) Colon

In English literature, which text convention is often used to indicate a character's internal thoughts?

• A) Italics

• B) Bold

• C) Underline

• D) Quotation marks

What is the primary purpose of using paragraphing as a text convention in writing?

• A) To confuse the reader

• B) To organize ideas and separate different points

• C) To make the text look longer

• D) To add color to the text

Which of the following text conventions is used to show dialogue in a narrative?

• A) Parentheses

• B) Quotation marks

• C) Hyphens

• D) Ellipses

What text convention is used to indicate omitted material in a quote?

• A) Ellipses

• B) Brackets

• C) Dashes

• D) Parentheses

Which text convention is used to emphasize a word or phrase in a sentence?

• A) Italics

• B) Quotation marks

• C) Parentheses

• D) Comma

In English grammar, which text convention is used to separate items in a list?

• A) Semicolon

• B) Colon

• C) Comma

• D) Period