{"id":238,"date":"2016-12-31T04:03:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T04:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga104\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2016-12-31T04:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T04:03:13","slug":"required-reading-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga104\/learning-pathways\/polishing-your-sentences\/required-reading-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Required reading"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Consider the following quote from Mark Twain without punctuation: There are basically two types of people people who accomplish things and people who claim to have accomplished things the first group is less crowded.<\/i> While you can grasp the meaning of the words, the absence of punctuation makes them confusing and much less powerful.\n<\/p>\n

Now let’s add the punctuation: There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.<\/i> Punctuation is essential to give your readers visual cues to indicate how the sentence(s) should be read.\n<\/p>\n

Now consider the following questions:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. When you speak, do you recite the words quickly and without pause?\n<\/li>\n
  2. Do you read sentences out loud as a guide to see where punctuation is needed?\n<\/li>\n
  3. What do you think pucntuation can add to your sentences?\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Read Chapter 3<\/a><\/b> from the Writing for success<\/a><\/b> course, to learn more about punctuation. The exercises are not compulsory but they may help you get a better understanding of the intricacies of punctuation.\n<\/p>\n

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