In addition to writing, I also do a lot of editing—and what I see is that when it comes to punctuation, everyone tends to make the same mistakes. To help make your writing flow more smoothly and correctly, here is a guide to some common punctuation errors. |
COMMON PUNCTUATION ERRORS
Punctuation within Quotation Marks – Commas and periods are always placed before the closing quotation mark. Question marks, exclamation points, and dashes are put before the closing quotation mark when the punctuation applies to the quotation itself, and after when the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.
Double vs. Single Quotation Marks – Double quotation marks are the standard form used for almost all occasions. Single quotations marks are generally only used to enclose a quotation within a quotation.
Hyphenated Adjectives – Compound adjectives (i.e. adjectives that are composed of more than one word) are hyphenated. Single adjectives are not. When trying to decide whether or not to add a hyphen, make sure you’re not including the noun in the hyphenated cluster of words.
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