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In order to guide our reader through our ideas, we need to punctuate our writing in the correct way.
In order to guide our reader through our ideas, we need to punctuate our writing in the correct way.
Punctuation - conventional marks used in writing to show the relationship between ideas.
Sentence - a number of words referring to an action or condition that expresses a complete thought.
Terminal point - a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark which indicates the end of a sentence.
Introduction
Introduction
Punctuation allows our writing to breathe. Without it, our reader would be forced to take in every word everywhere all at once—an exhausting prospect.
Originally, punctuation marks were used in written English to tell a speaker when to pause while reading a text out loud. However, Over time punctuation marks have co-evolved with grammar to indicate how different parts of speech relate to one another.
This guide is designed to teach us how to use correct punctuation in our writing. While not exhaustive, it contains everything we need to know to more effectively use punctuation to guide our readers through our ideas.
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