Punctuation is a very important part of writing well in English. You need to know the punctuation rules in order to use all the diffe...

Quotations Quotation marks are used to show a speaker’s exact words: ·         " I love hockey, " said Paul ·         The ...

Hyphens separate words and parts of words.  Here are the uses for hyphens: 2 Word Modifiers When two words are combined to make a s...

Semicolons separate items and sentences. They are stronger than a comma and weaker than a period.  Follow a semicolon with one space, and t...

Colons introduce and separate .  Always use 1 space after a colon. Introducing Colons follow an independent clause...