Punctuation 101 - LewRockwell

What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. I wanted to buy a soda but I didn’t have any money.
No punctuation is needed.
I wanted to buy a soda; but I didn’t have any money.
I wanted to buy a soda, but I didn’t have any money.
I wanted to buy a soda, but, I didn’t have any money.
2. My brother John came to the door with flowers.
No punctuation is needed
My brother, John, came to the door with flowers.
My brother John, came to the door with flowers.
3. I was surprised when I didnt see you at the party.
No punctuation is needed
I was surprised, when I didn’t see you at the party.
I was surprised when I didn’t see you at the party.
4. She was looking for you last night when she came to my house you were already gone.
No punctuation is needed.
She was looking for you last night, when she came to my house you were already gone.
She was looking for you last night when she came to my house; you were already gone.
She was looking for you last night when she came to my house, you were already gone.
5. We had no idea where you were where did you go
No punctuation is needed.
We had no idea where you were? Where did you go?
We had no idea where you were, where did you go.
We had no idea where you were; where did you go?
6. John could not watch TV last night because the power was off.
No punctuation is needed.
John could not watch TV last night, because, the power was off.
John could not watch TV last night; because the power was off.
7. They asked me where did she go
No punctuation is needed.
They asked me, “Where did she go?”
They asked me, where did she go?
They asked me where did she go.
8. Why are you here she wondered
No punctuation is needed.
Why are you here, she wondered.
Why are you here she wondered?
“Why are you here?” she wondered.
9. There is no need at all for you or your friends all seven of them to be here
No punctuation is needed.
There is no need at all for you or your friends all seven of them to be here.
There is no need at all for you, or your friends, all seven of them, to be here.
There is no need at all for you or your friends, all seven of them, to be here.
10. This has been a very long quiz hasn’t it
No punctuation is needed.
This has been a very long quiz hasn’t it?
This has been a very long quiz, hasn’t it?
This has been a very long quiz hasn’t it.
11. Well just do one more
No punctuation is needed.
We’ll just do one more
Well, just do one more.

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