Jensen's Punctuation is a punctuation rule book with numerous examples for students to work through. It has been developed with frequent repetition for long-term retention and includes exercises taken from classical literature. All of the answer keys for exercises and tests are included with this one volume.
Students completing this course will learn valuable skills.
- the five basic rules for compound sentences that solve 75-90% of your punctuation problems.
- how to use the punctuation index to help you master all the punctuation rules worth knowing.
- the three types of key words and how they signal what type of punctuation is needed, if any.
- what kinds of words in what kinds of situations need capitals and how to identify them in sentences.
- when and when not to use a comma with modifiers occurring in various positions in a sentence.
- how to correctly use the semicolon in the most common situation in which it occurs.