Punctuation: Eat, Shoots and Leaves Hello, I am sure you have heard about Punctuation Marks since your elementary or primary school days. So, the concept of punctuation marks is not new to you. But I have come to realise that this aspect of language gives a lot of us headache when it comes to appropriate … Read more
Welcome here! We want to take a look at Apostrophe – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples. This punctuation mark is an important one whose uses we need to know to put our writings in proper perspectives. What is an apostrophe? Let us see some descriptions… Apostrophe – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples Let us begin … Read more
The caret is one of the least used punctuation marks in conventional writing. This, however, does not mean it is not used at all. This post, Caret – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples beams a searchlight on this punctuation mark, the caret. Caret – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples If you check the keyboard of … Read more
On this platform, we have been looking the various punctuation marks in English severally. Here, in this post, we shall examine Colon – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples. The colon is an all-important punctuation mark and its proper usage helps to spice up our writings. Colon – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples We are going … Read more
Hello there! Still on our discussions of the various punctuation marks in English, we will be looking at the comma in this post titled: Comma – Definitions, Functions, Uses with Examples. The comma is another popular punctuation mark that many people use indiscriminately without recourse to proper usage. Let us take a look at this … Read more
Welcome to yet another post on the Dash, one of the punctuation marks in English. This post titled Dash – Definition, Types, Uses with Examples focuses on the Dash, it types and its uses with examples. Dash – Definition, Types, Uses with Examples Let us begin by attempting a definition or description of this punctuation … Read more
Hi there, I have put together a post on the exclamation mark or exclamation point; one of the punctuation marks in English. This post titled Exclamation Mark – Definition, Functions with Examples focuses on the exclamation mark, it types and its uses with examples. Exclamation Mark – Definition, Functions with Examples Let us begin by … Read more
Glad to know you are here again to check out this educative post, The Full Stop – Definition, Functions and Examples. Aside the comma, the full stop or period is one of the most used punctuation marks in English. The Full Stop – Definition, Functions and Examples Like I said, this is one of the … Read more
Do you know that the proper use of punctuation marks engenders clarity in our writings? I present to you in this post titled Hyphen – Definition and Uses with Examples useful items of information on the Hyphen. Many make use of the hyphen but are limited in the understanding and usage of all there is … Read more
Hello there! I am sure you agree with me that learning is progressive. In this post I have titled Quotation Marks – Definition and Uses with Examples, I want to show you what a quotation mark is and the various uses to which you can put it. Here we go… Quotation Marks – Definition and … Read more