Top Grades by a Dash of (Advanced) Punctuation
MANY STUDENTS are looking for ways to improve their writing for examination success.
As a teacher of English for over 30 years, I discovered that students could learn how to use colons and semicolons quite quickly if they were presented in the right way.
As learners get older, they naturally will write sentences that need these wonderful punctuation marks. Sadly, however, the majority of students have not usually been taught how to use them confidently.
“Explain and expand”, and “connect or contrast” are some of the guidelines I offer, and you can read more in my ebook “A Dash of Punctuation” which is available to read and purchase on Amazon.
Using colons is not something to fear : they can seriously improve your writing.
Semicolons confuse some ; they liberate others!
You can find out more about how we help students develop their writing in our other ebooks: The Five Sentence Type Workbook and But I'm No Good At Creative Writing!
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