One Step Ahead: Punctuation

One Step Ahead: Punctuation

by Robert Allen (Author), John Seely (Contributor)

Synopsis

Perfect for you if you have problems with punctuation, this new book is packed full of sound advice that will boost your self-confidence. In two sections-one giving step-by-step advice, and the other a quick reference section-it gives common strategies for making the right choices, and uses real examples from newspapers, magazines, and literature. Highly practical and designed for adults, it makes an often forbidding subject readable. Illustrated: cartoons, boxes, 'dos' and 'don'ts', easy to follow sections Practical: how punctuation can improve your writing, how to structure a sentence, compound and complex sentences, using semicolons or colons, speech and quotations, and more Problem solving: where to place commas, punctuation in addresses, numbers, and dates, complex sentences, full stops in abbreviations Point-by-point: guidance on each punctuation mark, including brackets, dashes, slashes, question marks, apostrophes, hyphens

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 104
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 25 Jul 2002

ISBN 10: 0198604394
ISBN 13: 9780198604396

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eminently clear and readable guide Guardian