Punctuate Properly

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Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy. Will you let me be yours?

Gloria

What Gloria intended to write….

Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,

Gloria

•A woman without her man is nothing.

•A woman, without her man, is nothing.

•A woman: without her, a man is nothing.

What are these punctuation symbols?

1) ,

2) .

3) “ 4)’

5);

6):

7) !

What are these punctuation symbols?

1) , Comma

2). Full stop / period (US)

3)“ Quotation / speech marks

4)’ Apostrophe

5); Semi colon

6): Colon

7)! Exclamation mark

Punctuation quiz

•Look at the sentences on the handout.

•Which of them do you think use punctuation correctly?

Correct =

Not correct = x