Glad to cross the dozen mark!! 
(Pls dont think am narcissistic, am trying to motivate myself, but apologies for not posting a piece on the prepositions as promised. I will post it shortly.)
Punctuation helps to structure any piece and add meaning to it. Scores of teachers and students of the English language will testify that without punctuation marks, a passage (consisting of phrases and clauses mostly) would seem utterly meaningless and insensible! Sample this!
perhaps you dont always need to use commas periods colons etc to make sentences clear when i am in a hurry tired cold lazy or angry i sometimes leave out punctuation marks grammar is stupid i can write without it and dont need it my uncle Harry once said he was not very clever and i never understood a word he wrote to me i think ill learn some punctuation not too much enough to write to Uncle Harry he needs some help
Does this makes sense?
Then how about the following passage?
Perhaps you don't always need to use commas, periods, colons etc. to make sentences clear. When I am in a hurry, tired, cold, lazy, or angry I sometimes leave out punctuation marks.
"Grammar is stupid! I can write without it and don't need it." my uncle Harry once said. He was not very clever and I never understood a word he wrote to me. I think I'll learn some punctuation - not too much, enough to write to Uncle Harry. He needs some help!
This is where punctuation marks make a difference. They enable us to understand and comprehend. Let us browse through the conditions of using some of these marks.
Comma
1. Comma is used to separate insertions or comments. - China, one of the most powerful nations on Earth, has a huge population.
2. Commas are used to separate:
a. a series of phrases - On my birthday I went to the cinema, ate dinner in a restaurant,and went dancing.
b. a series of nouns - The meal consisted of soup, fish, chicken, dessert and coffee.
c. a series of adjectives - She was young, beautiful, kind, and intelligent.
d. a series of verbs - Tony ran towards me, fell, yelled, and fainted.
e. a series of clauses- The car smashed into the wall, flipped onto its roof, slid along the road, and finally stopped against a tree.
f. a participial phrase - Hearing that her father was in hospital, Jane left work immediately.
3. Comma is used in tag questions and to mark off interjections.
Ex: She lives in Paris, doesn't she?
Yes, I will stay a little longer, thank you.
! Remember, misplacing a comma can lose friends.
PS: Have to break the 13 mark. So pls wait for the 14th blog. Cya soon!
(Pls dont think am narcissistic, am trying to motivate myself, but apologies for not posting a piece on the prepositions as promised. I will post it shortly.)Punctuation helps to structure any piece and add meaning to it. Scores of teachers and students of the English language will testify that without punctuation marks, a passage (consisting of phrases and clauses mostly) would seem utterly meaningless and insensible! Sample this!
perhaps you dont always need to use commas periods colons etc to make sentences clear when i am in a hurry tired cold lazy or angry i sometimes leave out punctuation marks grammar is stupid i can write without it and dont need it my uncle Harry once said he was not very clever and i never understood a word he wrote to me i think ill learn some punctuation not too much enough to write to Uncle Harry he needs some help
Does this makes sense?
Then how about the following passage?Perhaps you don't always need to use commas, periods, colons etc. to make sentences clear. When I am in a hurry, tired, cold, lazy, or angry I sometimes leave out punctuation marks.
"Grammar is stupid! I can write without it and don't need it." my uncle Harry once said. He was not very clever and I never understood a word he wrote to me. I think I'll learn some punctuation - not too much, enough to write to Uncle Harry. He needs some help!
This is where punctuation marks make a difference. They enable us to understand and comprehend. Let us browse through the conditions of using some of these marks.
Comma
1. Comma is used to separate insertions or comments. - China, one of the most powerful nations on Earth, has a huge population.
2. Commas are used to separate:
a. a series of phrases - On my birthday I went to the cinema, ate dinner in a restaurant,and went dancing.
b. a series of nouns - The meal consisted of soup, fish, chicken, dessert and coffee.
c. a series of adjectives - She was young, beautiful, kind, and intelligent.
d. a series of verbs - Tony ran towards me, fell, yelled, and fainted.
e. a series of clauses- The car smashed into the wall, flipped onto its roof, slid along the road, and finally stopped against a tree.
f. a participial phrase - Hearing that her father was in hospital, Jane left work immediately.
3. Comma is used in tag questions and to mark off interjections.
Ex: She lives in Paris, doesn't she?
Yes, I will stay a little longer, thank you.
! Remember, misplacing a comma can lose friends.
PS: Have to break the 13 mark. So pls wait for the 14th blog. Cya soon!
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