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The Punctuation Police Strike Back (also the spelling and grammar police) By EJ Woolaston
The Apostrophe ,[object Object],[object Object]
How to Murder an Apostrophe: ,[object Object],[object Object]
Fruit shop: ,[object Object],[object Object]
When should you use an apostrophe? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Problem contractions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use an apostrophe ,[object Object]
Singular Nouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Plural nouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Exceptions: ,[object Object]
ITS ,[object Object],[object Object]
It’s ,[object Object],[object Object]
Other exceptions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
An English professor wrote the words: ,[object Object],[object Object]
All of the males in the class wrote: ,[object Object]
All the females in the class wrote, quite correctly: ,[object Object]
So….. ,[object Object]
And another thing ….. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
For example ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
TIP: AVOID USING ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
While we’re at it ……… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
When is a sentence not a sentence? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
When is a sentence not a sentence? ,[object Object]
When is a sentence not a sentence? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How do you know when a sentence ends? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
For example: ,[object Object]
However ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Capitalisation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The comma ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Spelling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Spelling ,[object Object],[object Object]
Spelling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Commonly misspelled words ,[object Object]
Commonly misspelled words ,[object Object]
Commonly misspelled words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tips ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tips ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Good Luck! ,[object Object]

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