Harvard, I have something to tell you. An elite law school produces great lawyers. Not great cooks. Not great drivers. Not great parents. Your Law School graduates? Their grammar has much to be desired. Hard to believe. I mean, how could someone like me know more than someone from Harvard? Figure, if it’s even worth ...
Punctuation, Take a vacation. I’m tired of the commas. The periods make me confused. The exclamation points drive me wild. The apostrophes are yesterday’s news. Punctuation, Good vibrations. I question their use. But I’m tired of looking at them, Oops, quotations, let em’ all loose.
Punctuation is simple. Right? There are clear rules to follow. Right? There is never any doubt of when to use a period (well, hardly ever). Question marks are entirely unambiguous in their meaning. Exclamation marks, parentheses, colons, and even semi-colons have reasonably well defined rules. There are some choices, for example the decision to use ...
Those little marks at the end of sentences, between words and near letters can really be confusing. These resources are great for teaching kids about punctuation. Books, games, worksheets and hands on activities make learning about punctuation less daunting. Try these activities to teach kids about punctuation the easy way. Books Eats, Shoots & Leaves: ...
Sentence Structure and Punctuation Sentence structure and punctuation are important parts of writing. If you can not create a sentence or don’t know proper punctuation, you will be unable to effectively get your point across. There are several things that you need to understand in order to understand sentences. This lesson will cover constructing a ...
In the English language the comma is one of the most misused forms of punctuation. We tend to use the comma every time we feel we should make a pause or take a breath, when in fact there are rules for when we should use a comma. Although other forms of punctuation are also misused, ...
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