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Apostrophes — Contractions & Misuse
The little mark that trips everyone — where the apostrophe goes in it's, don't and the dog's bowl, and where it doesn't belong
Semicolons & Colons
The semicolon links two close ideas; the colon says "here it comes" — the two marks that make you look pro
Commas around Non-Restrictive Elements
Extra info you could lift out gets a pair of commas — the trick for knowing which bits to fence off
Commas after Introductory Elements
After a scene-setting start, a comma tells the reader the main sentence is coming — here's when to drop one in
The FANBOYS Comma & Comma Splices
Joining two sentences with "and" or "but"? A comma goes before it — and here's the splice mistake to dodge
Commas in Lists & the Oxford Comma
Commas keep a list clear — plus the famous last one before "and" that people argue about, and when it saves the day
End Punctuation (Full Stop/Period, ? and !)
Full stop, question mark or exclamation mark — the three ways to end a sentence, and how to pick the right one
Discourse Markers & Cohesion
However, therefore, on the other hand — the signposts that guide a reader from one idea to the next
Ellipsis & Substitution
"I can, and she will too" — how good writers drop or swap repeated words so sentences don't drag