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The value of punctuation!
Letter from Gloria to John….
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
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
Apostrophes
•Apostrophe before the ‘s’ for single ideas.
•The teacher’s pens = 1 teacher
•Apostrophe after the ‘s’ for plural ideas
•The teachers’ pens = more than 1 teacher
•Apostrophe before the ‘s’ for plural nouns without an s
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