{"id":3851,"date":"2025-03-31T16:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2026-02-01T11:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:29:04","slug":"punteggiatura-in-inglese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/punteggiatura-in-inglese\/","title":{"rendered":"Come usare la punteggiatura in inglese?"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_76a7dc137cb567d7f9f27f9d13588d20\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Punteggiatura-In-Inglese-Esercizi-punctuation-in-English.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Indice dei contenuti            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Indice dei contenuti            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">A cosa serve la punteggiatura<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">I segni di punteggiatura in inglese: schema<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Period \/ Full stop \/ Punto fermo ( . )<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Comma \/ Virgola ( , )<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Colon \/ Due punti (:)<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Semicolon \/ Punto e virgola (;)<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Question mark \/ Punto interrogativo o Punto di domanda (?)\u00a0<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Exclamation mark \/ Punto esclamativo (!)<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Single and Double quotation marks \/ Virgolette semplici e doppie<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Ellipsis \/ Puntini di sospensione (&#8230;)<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Hyphen \/ Trattino breve (-)\u00a0<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Dash \/ Lineetta\u00a0 ( \u2013 )\u00a0<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Round brackets \/ Parentesi tonde ( )<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Apostrophe \/ Apostrofo (\u2019)\u00a0<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Discorso diretto punteggiatura<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Uso punteggiatura in inglese vs in italiano<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/didattica\/inglese-per-principianti\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese per principianti<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, davvero. Qualunque sia il tuo livello, prima o poi dovrai affrontare anche l\u2019inglese scritto. Ed \u00e8 qui che la <\/span><b>punctuation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cos\u00ec si chiama la <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">punteggiatura in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, entra in gioco con tutta la sua potenza!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00ec, hai capito bene. Quasi piccoli segni (<\/span><b>. , !? \u201c\u201d \u2013 \u2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ecc.) sono una vera potenza. Ne vuoi la prova? Leggi le due frasi qui sotto:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve eaten, mum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve eaten mum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La prima significa: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ho mangiato, mamma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. La seconda invece: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ho mangiato la mamma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ops\u2026 sono un cannibale!). E che cos\u2019\u00e8 che fa cambiare tutto il significato? Quel piccolo tratto di inchiostro all\u2019apparenza inoffensivo che precede la parola <\/span><b>mum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: un<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> segno di punteggiatura,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> la virgola (,)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come vedi, <\/span><b>saper usare i <\/b><b>segni di punteggiatura<\/b><b> \u00e8 importantissimo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Per darti una mano, Novakid ti ha preparato questo articolo, con tanti esempi pratici, tabelle e qualche esercizio. Novakid \u00e8 una scuola che organizza corsi online di<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese per bambini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e ragazzi dai 4 ai 12 anni, quindi dall\u2019<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/programs\/pre-k\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese per i pi\u00f9 piccoli<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fino all\u2019<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/programs\/flyers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese scuole medie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\ud83d\ude0d Cerchi un corso di inglese per bambini online?<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/registration\"><b>Prova Novakid<\/b><\/a><b>, \u00e8 gratis! \ud83e\udd29<\/b><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_bb28c52f91de92d0eb71f05e8464934e\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_bb28c52f91de92d0eb71f05e8464934e\">\n                A cosa serve la punteggiatura            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ti ricordi che all\u2019inizio dell\u2019articolo abbiamo parlato di inglese scritto? Be\u2019 il punto \u00e8 questo. Quando parliamo usiamo l\u2019intonazione della voce, le pause, talvolta anche i gesti. Nella scrittura, invece, per comunicare correttamente informazioni, idee e sentimenti dobbiamo affidarci a un sistema di segni.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La punteggiatura \u00e8 proprio questo: un <\/span><b>insieme di simboli che ci aiutano a superare delle difficolt\u00e0 di comunicazione : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chiarire il significato delle frasi, a separare una frase da un\u2019altra, quali parole sono nostre e quali invece sono il discorso di qualcun altro, cosa ha pi\u00f9 importanza e cosa meno.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un insieme di simboli, per funzionare, deve essere un<\/span><b> linguaggio condiviso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cio\u00e8 tutte le persone che lo usano devono essere d\u2019accordo sulla sua funzione. Per questo \u00e8 importante imparare le regole e l\u2019uso della <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">punteggiatura in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: per poter comunicare, per capire ed essere capiti.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_e7e98a8bfba1a6faefcd52d9b401941d\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_e7e98a8bfba1a6faefcd52d9b401941d\">\n                I segni di punteggiatura in inglese: schema            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per prima cosa, dobbiamo scoprire non solo quali sono i principali <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">segni di interpunzione<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ma qual \u00e8 il loro nome. Per facilitarti il compito, abbiamo riassunto i principali nello schema seguente.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 841px;\" width=\"780\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Segno di punteggiatura<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>in English<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>in italiano<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Period (American) \/ Full stop (UK)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punto<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>,<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virgola<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due punti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>;<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semicolon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punto e virgola<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>?<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question mark<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punto interrogativo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>!<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclamation mark<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punto esclamativo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018 \u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Single quotation mark<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virgolette semplici<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c \u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double quotation marks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virgolette doppie<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellipsis<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puntini di sospensione<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>&#8211;<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyphen<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trattino breve<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dash<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lineetta<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>( )<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Round brackets\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parentesi tonde<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apostrophe<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apostrofo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ed ora scopriamo tutte le <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regole sulla punteggiatura in inglese, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scoprendo a cosa servono e come si usano questi segni di interpunzione, uno per uno.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_27304692349cf70e9c2da2247048bd10\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_27304692349cf70e9c2da2247048bd10\">\n                Period \/ Full stop \/ Punto fermo ( . )            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quello che noi chiamiamo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">punto<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in inglese American English si chiama <\/span><b>period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mentre in British English si chiama <\/span><b>full stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Il punto fermo \u00e8 il segno di punteggiatura pi\u00f9 usato.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si usa per:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Marcare la fine di una frase: I met John in 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Nelle abbreviazioni: Dr. Martens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopo il punto ci vuole <\/span><b>sempre l\u2019iniziale maiuscola<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I met John in 1999. We fell in love at first sight.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_21836c96cbb54eb7a92864b0741ad83b\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_21836c96cbb54eb7a92864b0741ad83b\">\n                Comma \/ Virgola ( , )            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anche la <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virgola in inglese <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00e8 un segno di punteggiatura molto usato in moltissimi casi diversi:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per <\/span><b>separare gli elementi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">di una lista: I bought apples, pears, grapes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Dove nel parlato si fa una <\/span><b>breve pausa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Indeed, you have changed a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per inserire un\u2019i<\/span><b>nformazione secondaria o aggiuntiva <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all\u2019interno di una frase (si chiama anche <\/span><b>inciso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">): Birmingham, located in the West Midlands, is the second biggest British city after London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Nelle risposte con <\/span><b>yes\/no<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u2013 Would you like some tea? \u2013 No, thanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Nelle <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/question-tags-inglese\/\"><b>tag questions<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, quelle dove si chiede conferma di qualcosa: Paul and Lili are coming to the party, aren\u2019t they?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f La <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virgola in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> si usa<\/span><b> dopo una frase subordinata<\/b> <b>che viene prima della principale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: If you happen to be in Rome (se capiti a Roma \u2013 subordinata), give me a call (fammi uno squillo \u2013 principale).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>La Oxford comma, una particolare <\/b><b>virgola inglese<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Oxford comma (chiamata anche Harvard comma) \u00e8 la virgola usata dopo il penultimo elemento in una lista di tre o pi\u00f9 elementi, <\/span><b>prima di<\/b> <b>and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o <\/span><b>or<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: e Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect<\/span><b>, and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scientist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c\u203c\ufe0f Tranne che in rari casi, in italiano non si usa la virgola prima della congiunzione.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_2858f2d1f477b158ff62a25bcdc91644\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_2858f2d1f477b158ff62a25bcdc91644\">\n                Colon \/ Due punti (:)            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vediamo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quando si usano i due punti in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per introdurre <\/span><b>liste ed elenchi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The study of geography is divided into three branches: physical, human and environmental.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Nei<\/span><b> sottotitoli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Sisters: a true story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Pe<\/span><b>r separare due frasi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> di cui <\/span><b>la seconda spiega <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o estende il senso la precedente: Don\u2019t give up on your dreams: you can do it all.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_a44f8efb9133ebe04fed858f89bb870b\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_a44f8efb9133ebe04fed858f89bb870b\">\n                Semicolon \/ Punto e virgola (;)            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> punto e virgola in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> moderno\u00a0 non \u00e8 pi\u00f9 molto usato, spesso sostituito dalla virgola o dal punto. In ogni caso il<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> punto e virgola in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> si utilizza per:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f <\/span><b>Separare due frasi collegate nel senso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ma grammaticalmente indipendenti: I take a trip every summer; this year I stayed home instead.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_37c788ea59ee8d821f2b8bfb14464ffe\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_37c788ea59ee8d821f2b8bfb14464ffe\">\n                Question mark \/ Punto interrogativo o Punto di domanda (?)\u00a0            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">punto interrogativo in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> si usa per:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Concludere le<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/domande-in-inglese\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">domande<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dirette: Where is Mary?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u203c\ufe0f Dopo il punto interrogativo ci va la maiuscola.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Le domande del discorso indiretto non vogliono il punto di domanda: He asked me where Mary was.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_a8273f135045f593852cde6fcfb8115c\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_a8273f135045f593852cde6fcfb8115c\">\n                Exclamation mark \/ Punto esclamativo (!)            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecco <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quando si usa il punto esclamativo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per chiudere le frasi che, se espresse a voce, conterrebbero <\/span><b>sorpresa, entusiasmo, incredulit\u00e0, gioia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re here!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quando si vuole esprimere particolare il punto esclamativo pu\u00f2 essere anche ripetuto due o tre volte: OMG!!! (O mio Dio!!!!).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca1Sui social media i punti esclamativi sono molto usati, ma se in un post su Instagram si pu\u00f2 anche esagerare, nei testi \u201ctradizionali\u201d vanno utilizzati con moderazione.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_faa9671cbc551e0ec753fa67fafd78d5\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_faa9671cbc551e0ec753fa67fafd78d5\">\n                Single and Double quotation marks \/ Virgolette semplici e doppie            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allora, in inglese quando si usano le double quotation marks (\u201c \u201d) e quando le<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">singole (\u2018 \u2019) ? Bella domanda! In linea generale possiamo rispondere che le virgolette semplici e doppie si usano per le stesse funzioni ma:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nell\u2019inglese americano si preferisce l\u2019uso delle double.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nell\u2019inglese britannico si preferisce l\u2019uso delle single.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ci\u00f2 detto, vediamo l\u2019uso delle <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virgolette in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per identificare i <\/span><b>titoli <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">di libri, film, articoli, video: \u201cYesterday\u201d is my mother\u2019s favorite song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per segnalare una <\/span><b>specifica parola<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all\u2019interno di un discorso: I\u2019m interested in the \u201chow,\u201d not in the \u201cwhat\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per dire che si sta usando una parola in modo <\/span><b>ironico o sarcastico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: And who is this new \u2018friend\u2019 of yours?<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_786ac2f5d1fd494d85138efd771b25c8\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_786ac2f5d1fd494d85138efd771b25c8\">\n                Ellipsis \/ Puntini di sospensione (&#8230;)            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I puntini di sospensione, detti in inglese anche three dots, sono i segni di punteggiatura usati per:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Al posto di <\/span><b>parole che non vengono riportate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today [&#8230;] we are proud to announce our new product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0fOppure una pausa o un <\/span><b>pensiero incompleto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I thought you were&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_9f83ed4e20c50dc4342965afa7827b58\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_9f83ed4e20c50dc4342965afa7827b58\">\n                Hyphen \/ Trattino breve (-)\u00a0            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occhio, perch\u00e9 l\u2019hyphen in inglese si usa solo in un caso:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per unire le <\/span><b>parole composte<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e nei <\/span><b>numeri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: father-in-law, gluten-free, eighty-nine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274cIl trattino breve nella lingua inglese non si usa per unire le varie parti di un<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/phrasal-verbs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phrasal verb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: find out, non *find-out.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_c90bd1d2704cc4aa93ab516187223156\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_c90bd1d2704cc4aa93ab516187223156\">\n                Dash \/ Lineetta\u00a0 ( \u2013 )\u00a0            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il dash in inglese si usa nei testi di tono pi\u00f9 informale essenzialmente:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per identificare un <\/span><b>inciso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cio\u00e8 un\u2019informazione aggiuntiva: My mother \u2013 who is always on time \u2013 was late just yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Per introdurre un elemento a cui si vuole dare <\/span><b>particolare enfasi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You won\u2019t believe it \u2013 just yesterday my mother was late.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_5df994fcf2271bffe1cc54dad2b9f903\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_5df994fcf2271bffe1cc54dad2b9f903\">\n                Round brackets \/ Parentesi tonde ( )            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le parentesi tonde si usano per:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Marcare l\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inciso in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, come la lineetta, negli scritti pi\u00f9 formali: My mother (who is always on time) was late just yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Le date: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Indicare numeri di pagina: Homework for tomorrow: punctuation in English (pages 25-30).<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_f05c123018bcc87598d75e2ad6d29753\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_f05c123018bcc87598d75e2ad6d29753\">\n                Apostrophe \/ Apostrofo (\u2019)\u00a0            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ed eccoci alla fine della nostra carrellata sulla <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">punteggiatura in inglese<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Come forse saprai, l\u2019apostrofo \u00e8 utilizzato per:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Le forme contratte: is not &gt; isn\u2019t. I am &gt;&gt; I\u2019m. Let us eat &gt;&gt; Let\u2019s eat<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Il genitivo sassone, cio\u00e8 i possessivi: Mary\u2019s sister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca1Ricorda, quando il nome \u00e8 gi\u00e0 al plurale il possessivo si forma mettendo l\u2019apostrofo alla fine: The Obamas\u2019 dog.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1567fcf6817f5bdb99d214d751dc21cf\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1567fcf6817f5bdb99d214d751dc21cf\">\n                Discorso diretto punteggiatura            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un capitolo a parte merita la <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">punteggiatura discorso diretto,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> che in inglese pu\u00f2 essere introdotto in modi diversi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 La virgola si mette prima o dopo il <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/discorso-diretto-e-indiretto-inglese\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discorso diretto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, per separare le parole pronunciate dall\u2019indicazione di chi le pronuncia:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI don\u2019t love you anymore,\u201d he suddenly said.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He suddenly said, \u201cI don\u2019t love you anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 Per introdurre le frasi pronunciate, in alternativa alla virgola, si possono anche usare i due punti:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then she said: \u2018I cannot help you.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 Come hai le virgolette singole e doppie sono interscambiabili:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou\u2019re late\u201d, my boss told me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018You\u2019re late\u2019, my boss told me.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_2cf334f50fcf67d728b3c2656b4d0b84\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_2cf334f50fcf67d728b3c2656b4d0b84\">\n                Uso punteggiatura in inglese vs in italiano            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forse lo avrai gi\u00e0 notato mentre leggevi questo articolo, ma non sempre l\u2019uso della punteggiatura inglese corrisponde all&#8217;interpunzione italiana: qualche differenza c\u2019\u00e8. Nella tabella qui di seguito abbiamo evidenziato i casi in cui l\u2019 uso inglese si discosta dall\u2019 uso italiano. Tienili a mente, soprattutto per non fare errori nella traduzione scritta.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italiano<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inglese<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spiegazione<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Numeri decimali<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10,5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per separare i decimali in italiano si usano le virgole, in inglese i punti.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Orari<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.30 \/ 18h 30m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6:30 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I minuti sono separati in italiano dai punti, in inglese dai due punti.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Punteggiatura e discorso diretto (1)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ha chiesto: \u201cDove troviamo un supermarket?\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She asked, \u201cWhere can we find a supermarket?\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per introdurre la frase riportata al discorso diretto l\u2019italiano usa sempre i due punti, l\u2019inglese pu\u00f2 usare anche le virgole.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Punteggiatura e discorso diretto (2)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHo molto freddo\u201d.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m very cold.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quando ci sono le virgolette la punteggiatura va dentro in inglese, e fuori in italiano.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Introdurre una frase o una lista<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ci sono tre citt\u00e0 che non dimenticher\u00f2 mai: Roma, Sidney e Mumbai.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three cities I\u2019ll never forget \u2014 Rome, Sidney and Mumbai.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In italiano si usano sempre i due punti, in inglese si pu\u00f2 usare anche la lineetta.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude30 Per verificare se \u00e8 tutto chiaro, ti abbiamo preparato un piccolo esercizio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quello che segue \u00e8 l\u2019inizio di \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web\u201d un romanzo di E.B. White.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abbiamo tolto la punteggiatura. Inseriscila negli spazi vuoti (ogni trattino corrisponde a un <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">segno di punteggiatura<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) e poi clicca su <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risposta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, per vedere la soluzione.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_Where_s Papa going with that ax_ _ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast_<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_Out to the hoghouse_ _ replied Mrs_ Arable_ _Some pigs were born last night_ _<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_I don&#8217;t see why he needs an ax_ _ continued Fern_ who was only eight_ _Well_ _ said her mother_ _one of the pigs is a runt_ It_s very small and weak_ and it will never amount to anything_ So your father has decided to do away with it_ _<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_Do away with it_ _ shrieked Fern_ _You mean kill it_ Just because it_s smaller than the others_ _<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs_ Arable put a pitcher of cream on the table_ Don_t yell_ Fern_ _ she said_ _Your father is right_ The pig would probably die anyway_ _<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allora, com&#8217;\u00e8 andata? \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogRiddles\" id=\"blogRiddles-block_37d15b6bc5dc8a6c028da8f29d0a574d\" data-riddles>\n    <div class=\"blogRiddles__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogRiddles__items\">\n                              <div class=\"blogRiddles__item blogRiddles__item--yellow\" data-riddles-item>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-left-magenta.svg\" alt=\"Prop left\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--left style-svg\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-right-purple.svg\" alt=\"Prop right\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--right style-svg\">\n              <div class=\"blogRiddles__box\">\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__icon blogRiddles__icon--yellow\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/star.png\" alt=\"Riddle icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__iconItem\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__question\">\n                  <p>_Where_s Papa going with that ax_ _ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast_<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__actions\">\n                  <button class=\"blogRiddles__button\" data-riddles-btn>\n                    Risposta                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/eyes.png\" alt=\"Eyes icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__eyes\">\n                  <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__answer\" data-riddles-answer=\"false\">\n                  <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHelper\">\n                    <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHolder\">\n                      <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Where&#8217;s Papa going with that ax?&#8221; said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"blogRiddles__item blogRiddles__item--yellow\" data-riddles-item>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-left-magenta.svg\" alt=\"Prop left\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--left style-svg\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-right-purple.svg\" alt=\"Prop right\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--right style-svg\">\n              <div class=\"blogRiddles__box\">\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__icon blogRiddles__icon--yellow\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/star.png\" alt=\"Riddle icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__iconItem\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__question\">\n                  <p>_Out to the hoghouse_ _ replied Mrs_ Arable_ _Some pigs were born last night_ _<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__actions\">\n                  <button class=\"blogRiddles__button\" data-riddles-btn>\n                    Risposta                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/eyes.png\" alt=\"Eyes icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__eyes\">\n                  <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__answer\" data-riddles-answer=\"false\">\n                  <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHelper\">\n                    <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHolder\">\n                      <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Out to the hoghouse,&#8221; replied Mrs. Arable. &#8220;Some pigs were born last night.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"blogRiddles__item blogRiddles__item--yellow\" data-riddles-item>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-left-magenta.svg\" alt=\"Prop left\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--left style-svg\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-right-purple.svg\" alt=\"Prop right\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--right style-svg\">\n              <div class=\"blogRiddles__box\">\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__icon blogRiddles__icon--yellow\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/star.png\" alt=\"Riddle icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__iconItem\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__question\">\n                  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_I don&#8217;t see why he needs an ax_ _ continued Fern_ who was only eight_ _Well_ _ said her mother_ _one of the pigs is a runt_ It_s very small and weak_ and it will never amount to anything_ So your father has decided to do away with it_ _<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__actions\">\n                  <button class=\"blogRiddles__button\" data-riddles-btn>\n                    Risposta                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/eyes.png\" alt=\"Eyes icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__eyes\">\n                  <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__answer\" data-riddles-answer=\"false\">\n                  <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHelper\">\n                    <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHolder\">\n                      <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t see why he needs an ax,&#8221; continued Fern, who was only eight. &#8220;Well,&#8221; said her mother, &#8220;one of the pigs is a runt. It&#8217;s very small and weak, and it will never amount to anything. So your father has decided to do away with it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"blogRiddles__item blogRiddles__item--yellow\" data-riddles-item>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-left-magenta.svg\" alt=\"Prop left\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--left style-svg\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-right-purple.svg\" alt=\"Prop right\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--right style-svg\">\n              <div class=\"blogRiddles__box\">\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__icon blogRiddles__icon--yellow\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/star.png\" alt=\"Riddle icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__iconItem\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__question\">\n                  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_Do away with it_ _ shrieked Fern_ _You mean kill it_ Just because it_s smaller than the others_ _<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__actions\">\n                  <button class=\"blogRiddles__button\" data-riddles-btn>\n                    Risposta                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/eyes.png\" alt=\"Eyes icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__eyes\">\n                  <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__answer\" data-riddles-answer=\"false\">\n                  <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHelper\">\n                    <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHolder\">\n                      <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do away with it?&#8221; shrieked Fern. &#8220;You mean kill it? Just because it&#8217;s smaller than the others?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"blogRiddles__item blogRiddles__item--yellow\" data-riddles-item>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-left-magenta.svg\" alt=\"Prop left\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--left style-svg\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/prop-right-purple.svg\" alt=\"Prop right\" class=\"blogRiddles__prop blogRiddles__prop--right style-svg\">\n              <div class=\"blogRiddles__box\">\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__icon blogRiddles__icon--yellow\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/star.png\" alt=\"Riddle icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__iconItem\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__question\">\n                  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs_ Arable put a pitcher of cream on the table_ Don_t yell_ Fern_ _ she said_ _Your father is right_ The pig would probably die anyway_ _<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__actions\">\n                  <button class=\"blogRiddles__button\" data-riddles-btn>\n                    Risposta                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/riddles\/eyes.png\" alt=\"Eyes icon\" class=\"blogRiddles__eyes\">\n                  <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"blogRiddles__answer\" data-riddles-answer=\"false\">\n                  <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHelper\">\n                    <div class=\"blogRiddles__answerHolder\">\n                      <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Arable put a pitcher of cream on the table. &#8220;Don&#8217;t yell, Fern!&#8221; she said. &#8220;Your father is right. The pig would probably die anyway.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quando si mettono i due punti? La virgola dopo \u201cand\u201d ci va? La differenza tra hyphen e dash? Dopo il punto interrogativo ci vuole la maiuscola? 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