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Common punctuation mistakes

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Lesson 1

Spot the punctuation mistake

There is only one mistake in this text here. Can you spot it? If you can't spot any mistakes in that text, or if you think you've spotted more than one, you might feel a bit con...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Check the punctuation clues

just delicious. Next time someone criticizes your weird snack, remember that adventurous eaters often discover the best culinary secrets. Okay, I'm sure a lot of you have worked...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Question marks and semicolons

preferences? Question mark. You're not alone. Nope. That's all fine. We have a question mark at the end of a question. And what do we call the line with the dot below it after a...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Semicolons with conjunctions

conjunctions like and, but, and or. We don't use those words plus a semicolon. It's a bit like saying and and or but but. We don't need both. So, we could have Far stranger comb...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Commas change meaning

commas can completely change what you're trying to say. What's going on here? Take a look at this. Let's walk Grandpa. It seems a bit like you're going to put Grandpa on a lead...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

The greengrocer's apostrophe

apostrophe in carrots. And here's a fun fact. This is so common in shops that it's called the greengrocer's apostrophe in British English. It's definitely not just greengrocers...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

Using ellipses

Some style guides recommend a space after the ellipsis, but others don't. I personally tend to use one. I think it looks smart. Here, the ellipsis represents a short pause, but...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

Find all seven mistakes

secrets. Okay, and this one was a little hard for me to read out. We have the most obvious ones if you are reading the screen right now. I know some of you like to listen to my...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 9

Punctuation challenge recap

corrected all seven punctuation mistakes. I hope you've seen how important punctuation can be. And now I'm going to ask you to do two things. One, write a sentence or two in the...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 10

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Full video: There is just 1 mistake in this text. Advanced English learners will identify it.

Language: en

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