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How punctuation enhances the quality of a text

English · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes

Explain the use of the target punctuation marks and edit a text.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Punctuating interjections
  2. Punctuating dates
  3. Punctuating compound nouns: the hyphen
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