English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Stop Punctuation is punctuation that signals a stop in your writing. Stop punctuation is also called end punctuation because we use stop punctuation at the end of each sentence. A period ( . ) is stop punctuation. We use a… Read more156. Using Stop Punctuation
Yesterday we talked about stop punctuation, which is placed at the end of a complete thought. Usually we use a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point as stop punctuation. However, a semicolon also functions as stop punctuation inside… Read more157. The Semicolon is Stop Punctuation
We know that a semicolon is stop punctuation. We use a semicolon inside a sentence to separate two complete thoughts. In a previous post, we talked about FANBOYS – the seven coordinating conjunctions. Each conjunction begins with one of the… Read more158. Semicolon and FANBOYS
Section A: Decide which piece of stop punctuation is missing from each sentence below. Choose a period, question mark, exclamation point, or semicolon . ? ! ; 1. Today is the last day of the week2. I’ll wash the dishes… Read more160. Practice With Semicolons and Other Stop Punctuation
Last week we talked about the semicolon, which is used to separate two complete thoughts. Today we will talk about the colon, which is used to separate a complete thought from a list. A colon ( : ) announces the… Read more161. Using the Colon
A contraction is a word that is made by pushing two words together and bumping out some letters. He’s is a contraction. The words he and is are pushed together to form one word, bumping out the letter i. An… Read more162. The Apostrophe in Contractions
A possessive noun shows ownership. We add an apostrophe -s ( ‘s ) onto a noun to show that the noun owns something. This is the boy’s bike. The ‘s on the end of boy shows that the boy owns… Read more163. The Apostrophe With Possessive Nouns
Use an apostrophe whenever you are talking about more than one number, letter, or symbol. Plural letters need an apostrophe. four B’s – I need four B’s to write my full name.seven X’s – I used seven X’s in this… Read more164. Apostrophes for Plural Letters, Numbers, and Symbols
Section A: Make each word pair into a one-word contraction by bumping out some letters and inserting an apostrophe. Example: can not = can’t1. does not 2. I will3. he is4. they are5. should not6. we are7. I am8. did… Read more165. Practice With Apostrophe and Colon
A hyphen ( – ) is a short dash used within certain words. We use a hyphen inside of number words. When we write a number larger than twenty using words, we need a hyphen.23 = twenty-three56 = fifty-six49 =… Read more166. Using the Hyphen With Numbers