"Exclamation points, periods, question marks, and commas--all these are common forms of punctuation, and each has the potential to prove confusing to kids learning grammar. Discover the proper use of punctuation and find out why it's such an important concept to master. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful photos, a table of contents, sources for further research including websites, information about the author, activities for...

When the Punctuation children arrive at their new school, the letters in the school wonder where the Punctuations belong, but after the letters joined into words and become tangled up, they realized why they need the Punctuations.

We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful...

After splurging to buy her childhood home in the Catskills, recently widowed Mikki Lincoln emerges from retirement as a freelance editor. With her ability to spot details that others fail to see, it's not long before Mikki earns clients--and realizes that the village of Lenape Hollow isn't the thriving tourist destination it was decades ago. Not with a murderer on the loose . . . When perky novice writer Tiffany Scott knocks at her door holding a...

A brand-new, 2016, high-definition program prepares kids for kindergarten by teaching them basic punctuation that is essential for new readers and writers. The functions of a period, question mark, exclamation point and comma are delightfully detailed by a hilarious team of animated punctuation marks that makes learning fun! When punctuation marks go missing, the animated team must spring into action to solve the punctuation crisis and save the day!...

"The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is a concise, entertaining workbook and guide to English grammar, punctuation, and usage. This user-friendly resource includes simple explanations of grammar, punctuation, and usage; scores of helpful examples; dozens of reproducible worksheets; and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to students of all ages. Appropriate for virtually any age range, this authoritative guide makes learning English grammar...

Good punctuation creates signposts in your sentences, telling your readers when to pause, what to expect next, and more. Learn how to use punctuation with confidence. Help your readers understand your writing easily and fully by leveraging the basics of good punctuation. In this course, instructor Mignon Fogarty, better known as Grammar Girl, shows you how. First, she introduces the apostrophe and how it is used to show ownership, make contractions,...

"Introduces question marks through a fun story about punctuation"--

When upper case letters disappear from Capital City, Question Mark calls on Private I to investigate.

"Commas love taking breaks. In fact, they want everyone to take breaks! Commas have many jobs, but they always tell readers when to take a breath. Follow along and learn all about commas"--Page [4] of cover.