Quotation marks are a way of separating out a word, a phrase, a quote attributed to somebody and written exactly as it is spoken. Quotation marks, known also as quotes or inverted commas, can be [...]

The job of a semi-colon is quite difficult to describe.  Moreover, he a controversial little guy – some say he has no use whatever, and others could not write without him. semi-colon noun A [...]

    The colon has very specific uses in written English, and once you have understood the rules of the colon game, you are unlikely to be confused again! firstly, let’s go to the [...]

We all know what an exclamation mark is, but do we know how to use it? Here is a dictionary definition: exclamation mark (exclamation point) noun a punctuation mark (!) indicating an exclamation. [...]

The comma is important.  It is not used as much as it should be in written English, and this makes comprehension of sentences a whole lot more difficult, especially if English is not your native [...]

Just what is an ellipsis?  Read on, and you will see it is a fancy name for something you see lots, namely THOSE 3 DOTS at the end of a sentence. Here is a dictionary definition: ellipsis noun [...]

The incorrect use of the the placement of an apostrophe and ‘s’ is another of many English grammar nerds’ pet peeves.  People are uncertain about when to use an apostrophe – [...]

  Apostrophes are probably the most misused punctuation marks in written English. When used correctly, they enhance language by providing extra information in a sentence to better convey [...]

Punctuation marks are defined in Google as punc·tu·a·tion noun “The marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, are used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to [...]

An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that ends with an exclamation mark, also known as an exclamation point.  It expresses strong emotions, such as excitement, surprise, joy, emphasis, shock [...]