punctuation

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If you were a period

2009
This book shows how a period brings a sentence to a stop, is used with abbreviations, comes after initials, and helps tell time.

Punctuation

2006
Presents an introduction to punctuation, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on the basic parts of a sentence and how to punctuate them, including periods, commas, questions marks, and exclamation marks.

The new well-tempered sentence

a punctuation handbook for the innocent, the eager, and the doomed
2003
Presents an illustrated guide to the proper use of punctuation, covering the exclamation point, question mark, period, comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, dash, quotation marks, italics, parenthese, brackets, the slash, apostrophe, and ellipse, each with humorous and outlandish example sentences.

Punctuation at work

simple principles for achieving clarity and good style
2010
Explains nineteen grammar rules to help working professionals master punctuation and communication style, featuring hundreds of examples on commas, semicolons, dashes, quotation marks, apostrophes, and more.

If you were a comma

2009
Presents an imaginative account of what life is like for commas, while providing facts about the role of the important punctuation mark in sentences.

If you were an exclamation point

2009
Presents an imaginative account of what life is like for exclamation points, while providing facts about the role of the importance of the punctuation mark in writing.

If you were quotation marks

2009
Presents an imaginative account of what life is like for quotation marks, while providing facts about the role of the important punctuation marks in sentences.

If you were an apostrophe

2009
Presents an imaginative account of what life is like for apostrophes, while providing facts about the role of the important punctuation mark in sentences.

Quincy Question Mark

2005
Introduces the use of the question mark through the story of Quincy, a member of the Punc family, who has always been extremely nosey.

Peter Period

2005
Introduces the use of the period through the story of Peter, a member of the Punc family who has always been good at making things stop.

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