One Step Ahead Punctuation

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