How to Use Punctuation Marks

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Tip 1 - How to Use English Punctuation Correctly

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by USN CDR Rob Calhoun | permalink

With the dawn of the Internet, the birth of Internet slang, and the growing use of SMS, many of us are starting to forget the fundamental aspects of English punctuation. Would you like to write a great paper for one of your classes or...
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Tip 2 - Punctuation

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mike Banfield | permalink

Punctuation is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences. You use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing. You can quickly see why punctuation is important if you try and read this sentence which has no punctuation at all:

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Tip 3 - What Are the Fourteen Punctuation Marks in English Grammar?

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mark Chase | permalink

Rules for the most common punctuation marks
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For further reading: http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/what/fourteen-punctuation-marks.html ^[3]