Punctuation Made Simple

Are you comma happy? Or do make your readers read on and on without letting them pause to take a breath?

Some people write well but allow themselves to be disabled by a fear of punctuation and grammar (not you, of course). These people know how to prewrite, organize, and revise, but proofreading for punctuation and grammar causes them difficulties. They turn to you for help. You know there’s no need to fear these conventions of standard English, but you also do not want to give them wrong advice. How can you show them that punctuation is simple? You can't give them good advice if you don't know the uses of and differences among the five most confused and misused punctuation marks: the colon, the semicolon, the comma, the dash, and the apostrophe.

Use this guide on Punctuation Made Simple yourself and pass the info along to your friends who need them. You know who they are.