1. The comma:
The comma is a type of punctuation that I use quite often and for me the rules are not to hard to grasp. The chapter goes to great lengths to make sure that the reader understands how to use a comma correctly. There wasn't any new information that peaked my interest and the book explained everything perfectly.
2. The apostrophe:
The apostrophe is used mainly to show possession and that's what I usually use it for. Also with contractions. What I didn't know was that you don't use the apostrophe for plurals of numbers, abbreviations and words mentioned as words. Other than that it is a pretty simple concept to understand.
3. Quotation Marks:
Quotation marks are used for a variety of things and have a very specific set of rules that can be broken very easily. One of the rules that I never quite understood was how to place punctuation in the sentences and the book helped me.
In revising my draft again I didn't really notice to many errors in punctuation. The three topics above were either not used, like the quotation marks, or used, like the comma. An example of a sentence from my paper using the comma would be "They do have a ban on cloning like every other country, but India does heavily support stem cells.". All in all I learned more about how well I use these types of punctuation and it helps me understand what works for me as a writer.
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