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Complete English Punctuation

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Overview

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This course goes through all the standard punctuation marks that are used when writing English.

You will learn when to use each punctuation symbol and you will see plenty of examples of their correct usage.

You will also see common punctuation errors, along with tips and tricks to correct and avoid these errors.

At the end of the course, you are rewarded for all your hard work with a fun section, showing how small punctuation changes can cause huge changes in meaning.

Syllabus

  • Punctuation Enders Introduction
  • The Full Stop
  • The Exclamation Mark
  • The Question Mark
  • Pauses and Breaks Introduction
  • The Comma
  • The Oxford Comma
  • The Semicolon
  • The Colon
  • Colon Misuse
  • The Comma Splice
  • The Ellipsis
  • Connectors and Dividers Introduction
  • The Hyphen
  • The Dash
  • The Slash
  • The Apostrophe
  • Quotation Marks
  • Brackets
  • Other Symbols Introduction
  • The Ampersand (&)
  • The Asterisk (*)
  • The Each At Symbol (@)
  • The Hash Sign (#)
  • Punctuation Fun Stuff

Taught by

Derek Smith

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