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12 May, 2010

Conquering The Comma With Purdue OWL

Posted by: Dan Smith In: Writing / Literature

Course / Program Name: Conquering The Comma

Hosted by / Sponsored by: Purdue OWL

Course of Study: Writing / Literature

Description: Of all of the different types of punctuation to get your head around as a writer, commas are widely regarded as being the one that can cause the most problems.

This free online course by Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) aims to provide a full and in-depth explanation of when a comma should be used, how it should be used and most importantly, why it should be used.

Offered through a PowerPoint presentation, once you have completed this course you should have a full understanding of comma usage and when and where a comma should be used to help you produce writing of a higher standard.

Tags: comma, grammar, punctuation

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