amselby81 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I really stink at punctuation. I managed to graduate from college with a B.S. in Elementary Education, but yet I'm not always 100% sure where I should put commas. I'm not sure how to use colons and semi colons. I feel like to a well educated person, my comments and posts probably look like a mess. I have read and studies the rules of punctuation a few times for big tests that require writing, and I pass. But I am still very unsure. I think I could probably stand to study writing in general, b/c I feel like I'm not nearly as eloquent with my words as others are. I'm quite embarrassed b/c while no one really points out my errors, I know they're there. And I'm always afraid that when people find out that I homeschool and they see anything that I write that they will judge my capability to teach. Is there a book, a website with exercises, a curriculum, anything to help me improve my skills? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I like Analytical Grammar. It is easy to comprehend, and there are videos you could buy to go with it! For fun: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe Note: Many of The Oatmeal's blog posts are highly offensive. These two are mild. Don't go poking around...unless you are okay with offensive. In the latter case, be my guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I'm really impressed with this, enough to want to get more in the series. Someone here recommended this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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