English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
When writing, we put a comma between the name of a city and the name of a state.I visited my aunt in Des Moines, Iowa. My dad was born in Atlanta, Georgia. If the city and state are in the… Read more152. Use Commas to Separate Geographical Names
In a sentence where someone is speaking, we use a comma to separate the quote from the speech tag. Quotation marks ( ” ” )go before and after words that are spoken or quoted. A speech tag is the phrase… Read more153. Using Commas With Quotations and Speech Tags
Yesterday we talked about using a comma at the end of a quotation, inside the quotation marks, just before the speech tag. Look at the comma in this example:“We are late for school,” said Mom. In the sentence above, We… Read more154. End Punctuation With Quotation Marks
Section A: For each sentence below, insert a comma where necessary. Some sentences may not need a comma.1. The teacher said “Take out a pencil and get ready for the test.”2. We traveled to Atlanta Georgia during spring break.3. She… Read more155. More Practice With Commas
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
This week we talked about the various forms of stop punctuation – punctuation designed to end one thought before another thought begins. A period, a question mark, an exclamation point, and a semicolon are all stop punctuation. A comma with… Read more159. Highlight on Writing – Using Stop Punctuation
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