PunctuationA Couple of Tips…

Svetlana BalykinaIEP 2012

A woman without her man is nothing

A woman, without her man, is nothing.(male students)

A woman: without her, man is nothing.(female students)

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Where does a comma go? : )))

We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch, watching the cows, playing cards, and reading.

We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch, watching the cows playing cards and reading.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0BDYZUA58c&feature=relmfu – Capitals, commas, and Full stops (fun video explanation) – part1

http://www.engvid.com/commas-punctuation-english-writing/ - Alex video lesson + Quiz (7 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHyfCq8Lyc&feature=related

10 rules to use a coma (5 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwN4qvHAwo&feature=related - colons and semicolons (4 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g384KO4Y7Rs&feature=related

using semicolons (7 min)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auxFhfAReCg&feature=related –

commas and compound sentences (18 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJzaLHkxu3Q

&feature=related (colons, semi-colons… British; 3 min….)

http://www.engvid.com/comma-splices/ - (comma splice; Emma’s video lesson)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nng13fbnRl8&feature=relmfu (apostrophes and “ “; British; 3 min)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/330/grammar/coconj1.htm - to practice

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The Everyday Writer Practicehttp://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/everydaywriter4e/default.asp#t_11472

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http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/QuizHome.aspx?CourseId=2

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See the handout…

Punctuation