punctuation

An illustrated guide to the basics of English grammar that introduces punctuation marks with representing characters, including the unassuming Semicolon, the loud-mouthed Exclamation Point, the Comma Cops, and others.

"Period wants to write a story, but he can't find the words. He enlists the help of some punctuation pals and together they not only find the words, they come up with quite a story"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow the Punctuation family--Exclamation point, Question mark, Period and Comma--as they join the letters and form meaningful words"--OCLC.

". . . charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation mark [the semicolon], which for years was the trendiest one in the world of letters. But in the nineteenth century, as grammar books became all the rage, the rules of how we use language became both stricter and more confusing, with the semicolon a prime victim. Taking [readers] on a . . . journey through a range of examples--from Milton's manuscripts to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letters from Birmingham Jail' to Raymond Chandler's 'The Big Sleep'--Watson reveals how traditional grammar rules make [people] less successful at communicating with each other than [they'd] think . . ."--Amazon.

"Introduces question marks through a . . . story about punctuation"--Provided by publisher.

"Commas love taking breaks. In fact, they want everyone to take breaks! Follow along and learn all about commas"--Provided by publisher.

"Exclamation points make noise! They shout and command. Follow along and learn . . . about . . . exclamation points"--Provided by publisher.

"Periods say, 'stop.' They tell us when a sentence ends, and they help us shorten words. Follow along and learn all about hardworking periods"--Provided by publisher.

Greedy Apostrophe runs all over town inserting himself in places where he does not belong and causing great confusion.