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- 1Punctuation in EnglishWhen we speak, it is natural to pause, emphasize some words, and (hopefully) organize our ideas so that the person listening to us is able to follow what we are saying without too much difficulty. When writing, this is all less intuitive, and one way to structure our ideas is to use punctuation marks well.
- 2How do you use the point? The most common use of the period is at the end of a sentence, when we have finished presenting a complete idea. David grew up in Tecamachalco in the 2012s.We also use the period for lowercase abbreviations, for example, when we talk about time:
See you at 3 p.m. tomorrow, David.
- 3How do you use Apostrophe? Many people make mistakes with the apostrophe, but the rules are pretty clear. The apostrophe is used in contractions: She's the smartest and wonderful girl in the school (She's = She is).The other main use of the apostrophe is in the Saxon genitive, to indicate possession:
This is Dan's pencil case .
Leroy's jacket is brown .
- 4This can be a bit more complicated if the noun is plural: in that case, when the noun ends in "s", the apostrophe is placed after that "s". If the noun does not end in "s", then the apostrophe and an "s" are addedexamples
These are the twins' parents (Estos son los padres de los gemelos).
This is the Jones' family home (Esta es la casa de la familia Jones).
The children's clothes are on the second floor (La ropa de niños está en la segunda planta). - 5How do you use Eat? (,) There are people for whom eating is like a breath, since it acts as a pause in the sentence. Its most frequent uses are:To separate sentences (grammatical structure formed by a subject and a predicate), especially when they are joined by and, but, so, or, nor, yet o for.
example
On Tuesday we are going to an Indian restaurant.
- 6If we are listing more than two items, we use the comma to separate them: For dinner last night I had soup, risotto, salad, and a chocolate brownie.The comma is also placed after introductory phrases, like this:
Grabbing her hat, Valerie rushed out of the room. - 7We also use the comma in front of a proper name when we are addressing that person. Do you remember the example at the beginning of this post? example Let's eat, Clare
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