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Using proper punctuation
Many of these you already know, but when do you single quotation marks and semicolons?
You use a semicolon to help break two clauses in the same sentence. It is often used after the word HOWEVER. .
UPDATE: I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE WORD SIGHED:
SHOW, don't TELL.
This happens to be a common mistake newbie writers make.
When you enter a room, what do you see? A desk? What is on the desk? Is it messy, covered in papers, neat and organized? Describe what is on the desk, don't just say it's 'a desk'. What does the room look like? Small? Large? Does it have a unique smell to it? Does it smell like last night's dinner? A person's own scent? Does it have windows, a lamp, or maybe a dresser? Describe what the dresser looks like or what colour the walls are.
PASSIVE VS ACTIVE VOICE
Admit it: we all do this every day, probably in our everyday conversations!
In active voice, the subject (noun) of a sentence performs an action (verb). It can be used to impact your writing.(source)
In passive voice, the subject (noun) is acted upon (verb) by an object. It can be used to draw attention to the action rather than the doer.(source)
Whether or not you want to use passive or active voice, in my opinion, is up to you, but I recommend trying to use active as much as possible.
That's all I can think of for now... I'll add more stuff when I think of it.
I am also a beta reader. Note, this is just a hobby and have no degree. I do it for fun.
Using proper punctuation
- Period/full stop: .
- Comma: ,
- Apostrophe: '
- Single quotation mark: '
- Quotation mark: ?
- Exclamation mark: !
- Colon: :
- Semicolon: ;
Many of these you already know, but when do you single quotation marks and semicolons?
You use a semicolon to help break two clauses in the same sentence. It is often used after the word HOWEVER. .
- At the last second, however; Type: Full jumped in front, her lithe design being able to fit despite her height.
- “A husband is what Pokémon would call a ‘mate’ of sorts. We have a word for when a husband has a female ‘mate’. She is called a wife.”
- A sign next to the pond said ‘No Feeding Us, Please! It Makes Us Sick!’ in big, bold letters
- “He asked me if I wanted to be his assistant. Of course, I said ‘yes’, because I was old enough to get paid.”
- “We’re sorry,” Naomi said apologetically.
- “This is why I don’t like people all that much,” I mumbled.
- “Naomi, slow down,” I warned her.
- “Crap,” I spat.
- “Are you coming back? Please come back, we miss you, Nanu,” Martha begged.
- “You’re a strange creature, huh?” I asked. (NOTE: Ends in a question mark; a comma is unnecessary here.)
- “Want some iced tea?” she asked. (NOTE: There's no capitalization here. Why? Don't ask, it's just a weird English/grammar rule. If someone could tell me, that would be great!)
- “I told you, you’d like it.” She smiled, putting her head in her hands, looking at me intently. (Note: Smiled is not a sound made by the mouth.)
- “No… I understand.” I nodded. (Again, not a sound made by the mouth.)
Quote:“Naomi?” I called out, taking off my sunglasses since the light wasn’t too bright inside; slipping them into the pocket of my shirt.
“Nanu… is that… you?” she asked. She rounded a corner and immediately walked quickly towards me, her dark brown eyes widened
UPDATE: I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE WORD SIGHED:
Quora Wrote:Only if it’s followed by rising intonation, which is what a comma stands for in written language. It’s that simple. Trying to account for punctuation with a lot of grammatical gobbledegook is a fool’s errand. When in doubt, all you have to do is read a sentence out loud and if your voice goes up in pitch naturally at some point within it, then you need a comma.
SHOW, don't TELL.
This happens to be a common mistake newbie writers make.
When you enter a room, what do you see? A desk? What is on the desk? Is it messy, covered in papers, neat and organized? Describe what is on the desk, don't just say it's 'a desk'. What does the room look like? Small? Large? Does it have a unique smell to it? Does it smell like last night's dinner? A person's own scent? Does it have windows, a lamp, or maybe a dresser? Describe what the dresser looks like or what colour the walls are.
Spoiler
PASSIVE VS ACTIVE VOICE
Admit it: we all do this every day, probably in our everyday conversations!
In active voice, the subject (noun) of a sentence performs an action (verb). It can be used to impact your writing.(source)
In passive voice, the subject (noun) is acted upon (verb) by an object. It can be used to draw attention to the action rather than the doer.(source)
Passive voice Wrote:“BLUUU!” I heard my name being called again, her voice echoing voice louder.
Active voice Wrote:“BLUUUU!” I heard my name called out again, her voice echoing voice louder.Noticed I removed the word "being"?
Whether or not you want to use passive or active voice, in my opinion, is up to you, but I recommend trying to use active as much as possible.
That's all I can think of for now... I'll add more stuff when I think of it.
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