Punctuation marks are crafty tools used to send signals as we read. When most people learn to read, they don’t take pauses and blast right past the punctuation marks because their focus is on the words. So, why include punctuation marks in writing? When I was teaching punctuation, it was tricky for students to understandContinue reading “The Power of Punctuation”
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Parenthetical (extra) Information
Clue in the reader without disrupting the flow (and keep the word count down). While I was teaching, the phrase “parenthetical information” came up a lot in provincial exams and kids were often confused (but unfortunately I couldn’t give them any help as they filled in their bubble sheet of answers). I tried to includeContinue reading “Parenthetical (extra) Information”