Articles related to "punctuation"

punctuation

Punctuation is the use of conventional signs to understand and read a text correctly. Notice that there is no space before punctuation marks in the English language.

Paragraphs

When sentences are used together and they are linked to each other, they can finally form paragraphs. In this lesson, we will learn about them.

 

Ellipsis

Ellipsis is the omission of a word or words that are obvious or easily understood from the context. In this lesson, we will learn about ellipses.

 

Contractions

You might wonder what the difference between formal and informal styles is. One of the elements that can make your writings informal is using contractions.

 

Interjections

Interjections and exclamations are different from each other. They are special words and part of speech. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

 

Abbreviations

Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases. They normally represent a whole sentence or phrase. Ready to learn them?

 

Honorifics and Titles

We may not know what we are using but in everyday English, we use many words that help us be more polite. In this article, we will take a look at these titles.

 

Compound Sentences

In this lesson, we will study compound sentences and learn how to create them by joining two or more independent clauses together.

 

Punctuation

Punctuation is using special signs, and certain typographical devices to help the understanding and correct reading of written texts.

 

Comma

A comma indicates a pause between the words, phrases, and clauses. In this lesson, we will all the rules about this punctuation mark.

 

Compound-complex Sentences

A compound-complex sentence is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Let's get to know it in detail!

 

Reported Speech: Direct Speech

Mainly, there are two types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech. In this lesson, we will focus on the first type: how to use direct speech.

 

Compound Sentences

In this lesson, we will study compound sentences and learn how to create them by joining two or more independent clauses together.

 

Slash

A slash is a punctuation in the English language. In this article you can learn about its functions.

 

Full Stops

A full stop or period is usually used to show the end of a sentence. In this lesson, we will learn all about this punctuation mark.

 

Simple Sentences

Most of us learned how to put three words together to make sentences in kindergarten: I love puppies! Games are fun! Let's learn all about simple sentences!

 

Expressing Time

Expressing time is not just about time and numbers. In this lesson, we will learn how to tell time and learn more about it.

 

Hyphens and Dashes

Hyphens and dashes have to be used properly as punctuation marks to avoid confusion. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

 

Compound-complex Sentences

A compound-complex sentence is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Let's get to know it in detail!

 

Compounding and Blending

The act of making a new word using an old one is called derivation in English. And Compounding is creating words by combining two or more words. Let's learn!

 

Run-on Sentences

Run-on sentences are special types of sentences that are not actually correct ones. In this lesson, you will learn how to fix them.

 

Colons and Semicolons

Colons and semi-colons are used to make it easy for us to understand and read a passage. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

 

Apostrophe

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used on many occasions in English. Its meaning is dependent on the context it is used in.

 

Expressing Dates

Telling the date is one of the most common subjects in our daily life. In this lesson, we will learn how to express the date of something.

 

Brackets, Braces, and Parentheses

Actually, there are four different types of brackets. In this lesson, we will study all the rules about these punctuation marks.

 

Sentences

Sentences are formed by putting words next to each other, but we do not always need more than one word to make a meaningful sentence.

 

Sentences

Sentences are formed by putting words next to each other, but we do not always need more than one word to make a meaningful sentence.

 

Money & Prices

Talking about money and prices is an important part of every day language. Here we can learn how to talk about money and prices.

 
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