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Re: SOS - CAN ANYONE KINDLY CHECK THIS OUT PLZ!

Eimai_Anglos — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:16:24 GMT

One sentence does not begin with a capital letter (but ought to).

One word beginning with "s" and one with "n" is misspelt.

An apostrophe is missing.

A quotation mark is opened but not closed.

Re: dash vs. three dots

Grammar Geek — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:47:21 GMT

An ellipsis is properly used only to indicate that text has been omitted.

There are people writing these days who seem to know no other form of punctuation besides the ellipses, and, although they don't seem committed to always using exatly three dots, do seem dedicate to using in place of all other marks except the apostrophe and the question mark.

If you are writing dialogue, you can use it to indicate a trailing away of the voice, as though the speaker started to say something, but then changed his mind.

So your first sentence uses the ... incorrectly.

Your second sentence makes what I consider an appropriate use of the dash.

Your third sentence should simply not use the elllipsis there at all. Put a period.

Your fourth sentence should use a period where you have a dash.

Many people consider the dash to be rather an informal punctuation mark as well. I actually use them regularly in my business writing -- but regularly is not the same as excessively.

Punctuating speech

pjrydo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:44:39 GMT

How should on punctuate around speech marks, apostrophes and parentheses? Should the punctuation come inside or outside of the quotation?

"Should it come inside or outside?"?

Re: Help with Punctuation - Part 3

Yoong Liat — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:30:31 GMT

Anil17

Hi can someone please approve my answer to the following punctuation exercise. My punctuation marks answers are highlighted in red font.

Re-write the following, putting in capital letters, punctuation marks, apostrophes and quotation marks:

âWhat a strange trunk!" exclaimed John. âWhose is it?â

Itâs Captain Hardyâs,â replied his Uncle Dick. âIâll tell you about it if youâve time to listen.â

âIâm very sorry,(.) I can't stay just now, for I must be back at school by two oâclock. May I call again later in the afternoon?â

A full stop after 'sorry', as indicated in brackets. An apostrophe between n and t in can't. A comma after 'now'.

Help with Punctuation - Part 3

Anil17 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:11:39 GMT

Hi can someone please approve my answer to the following punctuation exercise. My punctuation marks answers are highlighted in red font.

Re-write the following, putting in capital letters, punctuation marks, apostrophes and quotation marks:

what a strange trunk exclaimed john whose is it its captain hardys replied his uncle dick I ll tell you about it if youve time to listen im very sorry I cant stay just now for I must be back at school by two o clock may I call again later in the afternoon

âWhat a strange trunk!" exclaimed John. âWhose is it?â

Itâs Captain Hardyâs,â replied his Uncle Dick. âIâll tell you about it if youâve time to listen.â

âIâm very sorry, I cant stay just now for I must be back at school by two oâclock. May I call again later in the afternoon?â

Re: 1)How can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when t

Belly — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:57:20 GMT

Mister Micawber wrote:

1) What can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when there is a catastrophe happens? -- (Emergency) Aid packages? Air drops?

2) About punctuation, should we punctuate before or after the : She told me," I want to go out. " or She told me," I want to go out".) -- Most American punctuation guides place the full stop (or period) invariably inside the quotation mark, while British guides place it inside or out depending on the part to which it is applicable. I think. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, there is contention, sometimes heated

" = quotation mark

, = comma

' = apostrophe

/ = slash or backslash

) = parenthesis (AmE) or bracket (BrE)

# = number sign, pound sign, octothorpe

? = question mark, interrogation point

! = exclamation mark/point

There are probably other names as well.

Do I need two )) here or just one? -- Two, but it would be better to rearrange the sentence to avoid the duplication; it is unattractive.

Hi,

Actually, in sentence one, the thing I want to ask is:

If you can imagine, when inundations come to one province, people of other provinces donates food, drink, money etc (I'm still confused when can we use plural or singular for food and drink here).... and they pack them all in packages which is then sent to the poor province... What can we call that?

Re: 1)How can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when t

Mister Micawber — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:32:38 GMT

1) What can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when there is a catastrophe happens? -- (Emergency) Aid packages? Air drops?

2) About punctuation, should we punctuate before or after the : She told me," I want to go out. " or She told me," I want to go out".) -- Most American punctuation guides place the full stop (or period) invariably inside the quotation mark, while British guides place it inside or out depending on the part to which it is applicable. I think. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, there is contention, sometimes heated

" = quotation mark

, = comma

' = apostrophe

/ = slash or backslash

) = parenthesis (AmE) or bracket (BrE)

# = number sign, pound sign, octothorpe

? = question mark, interrogation point

! = exclamation mark/point

There are probably other names as well.

Do I need two )) here or just one? -- Two, but it would be better to rearrange the sentence to avoid the duplication; it is unattractive.

How to punctuate poem verses

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:08:22 GMT

Hi there

Not to sure if I have psoted this question already. My PC rebootted as I submitted my question. Here it is again:

Re-write the following as four lines of verse, putting in capitals, quotation marks and punctuation marks:

come back come back he cried in grief across the stormy water and i ll forgive your highland chief my daughter o my daughter

"Come back, come back," he cried in grief,

Across the stormy water,

"And I'll forgive your Highland Chief"

"My daughter o my daughter." (does daughter need to start with a capital, and does "o" need an apostrophe)

Re: Punctuation: Suspension points ...

Grammar Geek — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:12:29 GMT

... is an ellipsis, used to show that text has been omitted. Despite popular usage in which is it used as a subsitute for every known type of punctuation except the apostrophe, use it only to show that words are missing.

I have never heard "He likes shadows and fresh water" before -- it's not an English idiom that I'm aware of, and I wouldn't be able to figure it out.

You have the skills TO DO the job, or you have the skills FOR the job, but not the skills TO the job.

Descriptive/Informative Essay

CodyKJV — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:17:20 GMT

My assignment is to type a Descriptive/Informative Essay. I am graded 50% on content, 40% on grammar and mechanics, and 10% on style. Could anyone read my essay and suggest some corrections? Please bold or make corrections visible. The help will be greatly appreciated.

Here are grammatical errors that I do not need to make because everyone counts off 5 points.

-Sentence fragment, comma splices, run on or fused sentences, verbal errors, tense shifts, agreement, diction, punctuation, spelling, possesive case, comma error, misuse of apostrophe and period error.

The Ultimate Fear

            For me there is no question in my mind of what I fear the most. One day He will be the most feared being by all that do not fear Him now. When He comes, the lost will stand before Him and tremble like leaves in the wind. He will come like a thief in the night, when no one is expecting. I fear Him the most because I know He holds great power. What I fear is God Almighty, the creator of the universe and the Lord of my life.
            As a Christian, I fear God because He is my heavenly father. To think about God sends chills down my back. He is the creator of the universe and also the creator of Heaven and Hell. God has always existed. He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Often people cannot comprehend that God has always existed. This is because people live in a world of time. Explaining God to an unbeliever is like explaining a math equation to a dead person. The only way a person can come to believe and fear God is by the Holy Spirit. Fearing God is the beginning of knowledge and truth.
            Like my earthly father, God chastises me when I sin against Him. I remember when I was a little child, I broke my fatherâs garage window. My father came outside

Watters 2

to discover the broken glass. He found me and began to yell, letting me know that I had done wrong. I ran from him, but he finally caught me and gave me the punishment I deserved. My father punished me because of his love for me. This also applies with my heavenly father. When I sin against God, conviction hits me like a truck. I then know that I have done wrong. God will punish me for my sins because of His unexplainable love. Godâs love is far greater than even a motherâs love for her only child. I know that I am the apple of Godâs eye, but I also know that His reprimanding hand will keep me where I need to be in life.   I can run as fast as the speed of light and hide like a word in a crossword puzzle. However, God will find me and give me the punishment for my sins. He has His eye on me like a hawk.
            The fear that unbelievers will face will be tremendous. The lost will stand before the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Unbelievers will be on their knees like beggars begging for money. When God came before He showed love, but the next time He comes, He will pour His wrath on all that denied His Holy name. God is love, but because He is love, He is also just. A just God cannot overlook sin. Those who do not believe will not be covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. The lost will stand before a Holy and Righteous God and be naked in sin before His eyes. God will say to the lost, "I never knew ye," and the lost will be cast down in a pit of fire. The pit of fire will be hotter than a burning furnace. The pain will last forever and ever. There is no water in Hell to cool the tongue. To be in Hell is to be absent from all love. This is why people should fear God now. To escape His wrath is to fear Him now.

Watters 3

Ultimately, I fear the wrath of God. I know that this fear will save me from an everlasting Hell when I die. Like a shepherd, God leads and guides me through my life. When I disobey His Word, He uses His staff to pull me back where I need to be in life. The fear of God is unappreciated like an underrated film that does not show in movie theaters. Jesus is the only way, the only truth, and the only light, and no one will enter the gates of Heaven without the fear of God Almighty.

Search results for 'tag:Punctuation tag:Apostrophes' matching tags 'Punctuation' and 'Apostrophes'

Re: SOS - CAN ANYONE KINDLY CHECK THIS OUT PLZ!

Re: dash vs. three dots

Punctuating speech

Re: Help with Punctuation - Part 3

Hi can someone please approve my answer to the following punctuation exercise. My punctuation marks answers are highlighted in red font.

Re-write the following, putting in capital letters, punctuation marks, apostrophes and quotation marks:

âWhat a strange trunk!" exclaimed John. âWhose is it?â

Itâs Captain Hardyâs,â replied his Uncle Dick. âIâll tell you about it if youâve time to listen.â

âIâm very sorry,(.) I can't stay just now, for I must be back at school by two oâclock. May I call again later in the afternoon?â

A full stop after 'sorry', as indicated in brackets. An apostrophe between n and t in can't. A comma after 'now'.

Help with Punctuation - Part 3

Hi can someone please approve my answer to the following punctuation exercise. My punctuation marks answers are highlighted in red font.

Re-write the following, putting in capital letters, punctuation marks, apostrophes and quotation marks:

what a strange trunk exclaimed john whose is it its captain hardys replied his uncle dick I ll tell you about it if youve time to listen im very sorry I cant stay just now for I must be back at school by two o clock may I call again later in the afternoon

âWhat a strange trunk!" exclaimed John. âWhose is it?â

Itâs Captain Hardyâs,â replied his Uncle Dick. âIâll tell you about it if youâve time to listen.â

âIâm very sorry, I cant stay just now for I must be back at school by two oâclock. May I call again later in the afternoon?â

Re: 1)How can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when t

Re: 1)How can we call the package that helicopters throw on the land when t

How to punctuate poem verses

Re: Punctuation: Suspension points ...

Descriptive/Informative Essay

âWhat a strange trunk!" exclaimed John. âWhose is it?â

Itâs Captain Hardyâs,â replied his Uncle Dick. âIâll tell you about it if youâve time to listen.â

âIâm very sorry,(.) I can't stay just now, for I must be back at school by two oâclock. May I call again later in the afternoon?â

âWhat a strange trunk!" exclaimed John. âWhose is it?â

Itâs Captain Hardyâs,â replied his Uncle Dick. âIâll tell you about it if youâve time to listen.â

âIâm very sorry, I cant stay just now for I must be back at school by two oâclock. May I call again later in the afternoon?â