Improve Your Punctuation: Learn the Skills, Master the Language
The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the English language, and here is the ideal everyday companion.
Punctuation has been described as ‘a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling’. Included in this essential guide are:
- ‘Ten Golden Rules of Punctuation’ by a Victorian schoolmistress
- how to deal with capitalization, full stops and commas
- mastery of colons, parentheses, dashes, hyphens, questions, exclamations and apostrophes
"The Complete Guide to Punctuation" details correct usage and common errors in English punctuation. This Book addresses proper use of semicolons, colons, the dash, commas and other important punctuation marks. Although the Internet has caused a trend towards misuse of punctuation, it is essential to maintain correct and proper use of punctuation to convey the writer’s precise meaning. A misused punctuation mark can change the meaning of an entire sentence. The ebook contains several examples for each punctuation mark.
Perfect for you if you have problems with punctuation, this new book is packed full of sound advice that will boost your self-confidence. In two sections-one giving step-by-step advice, and the other a quick reference section-it gives common strategies for making the right choices, and uses real examples from newspapers, magazines, and literature. Highly practical and designed for adults, it makes an often forbidding subject readable. Illustrated: cartoons, boxes, 'dos' and 'don'ts', easy to follow sections Practical: how punctuation can improve your writing, how to structure a sentence, compound and complex sentences, using semicolons or colons, speech and quotations, and more...
