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Basic Punctuation
Don Shiach

Paperback
RRP: £8.99
ISBN: 9780719570278
ISBN-10: 0719570271

Published: 09/11/1995
Extent: 98 pages
Illustrations: line drawings

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Summary:
This text is an introduction to the basic rules of punctuation with examples, exercises and activities. It is designed for those re-taking examinations or hoping to improve their communication skills for qualification and employment purposes.;It starts with a self-assessment questionnaire to establish user's strengths and weaknesses and guide him/her to appropriate chapters. Subsequent chapters tackle various types of punctuation conventions with each chapter including examples taken from everyday sources and a range of realistic checkpoint exercises and activities. A chapter of further activities gives additional opportunities for practice and revision. A checklist of the 250 most commonly misspelled words is provided, as are the answers to exercises and activities where appropriate.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Why does punctuation matter?
self-assessment questionnaire. Beginning and ending sentences
using commas
more about commas
showing what someone said, punctuating speech
more about capital letters
when to use apostrophes
more on questions and exclamations, using colons and semi-colons
using brackets, hypens and dashes
groups of sentences - using paragraphs. Answers to checkpoint exercises and activities.

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