Doug's Reading Corner: Grammar Tips

Doug's Reading Corner
HelpfulGrammar Tips

1. Place a comma before F A N B O Y S (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So).

2. When typing, leave one space after commas and semicolons.

3. When typing, leave two spaces after periods, colons, question marks, and exclamation points.

4. Title page: Place title in the center of the page. Place your name, the date, the teacher's name and the course name in the lower right corner of the page as follows:
                                                                                                                                                        Name
                                                                                                                                                        Date
                                                                                                                                                        Teacher
                                                                                                                                                        Course
5. Bibliography Example:

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Dear Benjamin Banneker. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994.

Some other helpful tips for writing are included in:
Rules of Thumb, A Guide for Writers, Fourth Edition

Silverman, Jay. Elaine Hughes. Diana Roberts Wienbroer. Rules of Thumb, A Guide for Writers, Fourth Edition. The McGraw-Hill Companies, 1998.

The book is good for 16 to 90 year olds. It's a good reference for parents when helping their children with reports or with their own writing. I found the Third Edition to be helpful in College.