Punctuation
Punctuation
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Punctuation
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An example of how punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence.
There's a story, possibly an urban myth, about a teacher asking a class to correctly punctuate the words
"woman without her man is a savage".
The men in the class wrote ``Woman, without her man, is a savage.''
The women in the class wrote ``Woman: without her, man is a savage.''
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Love Letter - The actual letter was meant to read:
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind,
thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no
feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you
let me be yours?
Gloria
It ended up being read as:
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind,
thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have
no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will
you let me be?
Yours,
Gloria
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Punctuation Marks |
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Apostrophes |
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The three uses for the apostrophe are explained in detail on this site. Also:
APA Style | MLA Style | Parallelism | Lab Info | Virtual Tutor | Lab Home
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Breath, Grammar, And Proper Punctuation-California State University, Los Angeles |
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A web site devoted to the theory of punctuation, not just its rules.
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Comma Rules |
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Where to put it and when to use it are covered on this page solely devoted
to the rules of the comma.
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Eleven Rules Of Writing |
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A brief but handy list of punctuation and sentence structure tips. One must
understand grammar terminology to make the most of their eleven rules.
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Exercises for Review of Grammar and Punctuation |
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Common punctuation and grammar mistakes can be reviewed and corrected
with help from this informative site."
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Exploring English - Punctuation |
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Get to know the English language even better with Exploring English's quick
reference punctuation guide. "
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Hit Parade of Errors -Health Sciences Writing Centre, University of Toronto
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Check out the uses and misuses of punctuation marks on this site devoted
to helping you avoid recreating the errors of others.
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1.lack of agreement | 2.sentence fragments | 3.overly-long sentences |
4.overuse of passive voice | 5.faulty parallelism | 6.vague pronouns |
7.dangling modifiers | 8.squinting modifiers | 9.mixed or dead metaphors |
10.faulty word choice / faulty diction | 11.wordiness |
12.comma splices | 13.misuse of comma, semicolon, colon
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NYU Punctuation |
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A brief history of punctuation is given along with the usual punctuation
definitions and rules.
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Punctuation
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University of Calgary takes you through all the punctuation marks in this well
laid out site that also offers self-testing for each punctuation topic.
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Click on to the punctuation information offered on this self-proclaimed
"tangled web of pages", and learn more about apostrophes and periods.
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Grammar Slammer
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Rules for Commas |
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Do you "sprinkle commas through your papers as if you were shaking pepper
out of a pepper shaker"? Master the seven comma rules.
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Some Common Mistakes, And How To Avoid Them |
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A list of 5 common mistakes in writing and how to avoid them. Find good tips
on the use of apostrophes and general advice for spell checking.
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