Punctuation

Comma – Part II

November 19, 2010

To separate adjectives used in the predicative position Adjectives used in the predicative position are always separated by commas. He is tall, dark and handsome. That was a lovely, long, cool drink. Sometimes commas are not used between the last two adjectives which are usually separated by a conjunction like and or or. Commas are [...]

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Comma

November 18, 2010

The punctuation mark comma (,) has the following uses. To connect the items in a list Commas are used to connect the items in a list, except for the last two which are usually connected by a coordinating conjunction like and or or. My favorite writers are Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte and Jane Austen. The [...]

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Apostrophe

November 4, 2010

The punctuation mark (‘) is called apostrophe. It has the following functions. In writing a contraction The apostrophe is used in writing a contraction. It shows the place of the omitted letters. Examples are: it’s (for it is or it has), hasn’t (for has not) and doesn’t (for does not). The apostrophe is also used [...]

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Hyphens

November 3, 2010

Hyphens are the short lines that separate the words in the expressions ‘non-English’ and ‘ex-husband’. When to use hyphens? We usually use a hyphen between the two words in a two-part adjective in which the second part ends in -ed or -ing. Good-looking Broken-hearted Blue-eyed Two-part adjectives which contain the sense of ‘between’ are also [...]

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