Hyphens
The hyphen joins words or parts of words. Hyphens are used at the ends of lines where a word has … Continued
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Commas
The comma marks a short pause between elements in a sentence. You go out of the door and turn immediately
Quotation marks
Quotation marks are mainly used in direct speech. Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker is using or
Using colons
The colon indicates a break between two main clauses which is stronger than a comma but weaker than a full
Semicolons
The semicolon is used to mark a break between two main clauses when there is a balance or a contrast
Apostrophes
Misusing or omitting the apostrophe is one of the most common punctuation errors. Showing possession The apostrophe ( ’ )
The time
Use … o’clock to say what time it is when the clock shows the exact hour. It finishes at eight
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns are the words for things that we can count. They have singular and plural forms. They can have
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Months of the year
To say which month of the year something happens or happened in, use in … My birthday is in August.
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