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2nd Task The Importance of Punctuation in Writing

Punctuation is important in writing to convey meaning clearly and avoid ambiguity. It functions to clarify the structure of sentences and paragraphs. Incorrect punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. Punctuation also provides emphasis and intonation to aid reading comprehension. While punctuation rules allow for some flexibility, proper use is important to effectively communicate through written work.

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2nd Task The Importance of Punctuation in Writing

Punctuation is important in writing to convey meaning clearly and avoid ambiguity. It functions to clarify the structure of sentences and paragraphs. Incorrect punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. Punctuation also provides emphasis and intonation to aid reading comprehension. While punctuation rules allow for some flexibility, proper use is important to effectively communicate through written work.

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The Importance of Punctuation in Writing

Today, many people use punctuation mark as they wish in an indirect


communication activity. However, it should be avoided in writing.

In writing, there are a lot of the rules of writing which have been set. The rule
contains the charge rules the way of writing. Writing activities have rules written
to be aware of in order to improve the quality of writing, such small things such as
the use of capital letters, letters sideways, until the use of punctuation. There is
no special science that studies about punctuation in detail. This is a result that
caused punctuation more often neglected. Whether in a grammar class, a
general English class, a writing course, or a reading course? Honestly, I am a
little confused about this, but did we learn about the use of punctuation that can
from anywhere? Of course, we can because when studying grammar, we
definitely will find grammar, writing of the use of punctuation, neither with the
reading, and those who teach it.

Punctuation is a bookmark object in a sentence to paragraph. Any punctuation


has the function of each. Unfortunately, not everyone really understands the use
of punctuation is good and correct. This is due to by others in expressing an
indirect communication via mail either conventional or electronic, gadgets, and a
variety of multimedia. The use of punctuation began to be ignored due to the
emergence of smart phones and internet. Many people ignore the use of
punctuation when they write messages, tweeting, etc. To shorten the time
sometimes they ignore the punctuation, but punctuation will affect the contents of
the message delivered. Based on commonly happened, we argue that in writing,
punctuation very influences the meaning of the text.

The first function of punctuation mark is the use of punctuation aims to show the
expression of meaning and information correctly and appropriately. Truss in
Hirvela said that incorrect placement of coma will cause errors in the meaning of
sentences, as well as with other punctuation. Function of punctuation is to clarify
the content of the writings, as well as to avoid ambiguity automatically.
According to Araman and Wiggi, 1997 in Hirvela noted that the placement of
punctuation marks such as commas affect the reader in understanding the
content of the readings. Therefore, the placement of the correct punctuation is
very important because it will affect the meaning of a reading. For example:

“Jane, I say unto thee, this day thou shalt be with me in this room.”
“Jane I say unto thee this day, thou shalt be with me in this room”

The changed position of the comma that appears just after “thee” in the first
version to after “this day” in provides two very different perspectives on when the
joining in this room will take place, and all because of a punctuation mark.

Second, punctuation marks have the other functions, namely as allowing


stretches of written the language to be read in a coherent way and give rhythm
and color difference in the readings. The use of punctuation marks is signs which
are used in written in order that the sentences that we write understandable
person exactly like us mean. Punctuation is used as a guide in any syntax
between words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.

Third, as well as punctuation also serves to give pause or stop signs, giving
emphasis and intonation (Fowler and Fowler, 1931; pp. 233e234). Punctuation
can indicate the type of sentence in the news of the sentence if it is marked with
a full stop (.), question sentences that are marked with a question mark (?), the
sentence commands (!), as well as give pause to read, or underline that indicates
that these important words or sentences. Proper punctuation would affect the
intonation when reading. Usually the sentence ending with an exclamation point
(!) will be read with a rather high intonation (ascending). Punctuation will also give
emphasis on certain things or that nature is important, so that the reader can
understand the content of writing well. For example:

 Have you finished your homework? (Question mark for question


sentence)
 Don't litter! (Exclamation point to command)
 The drug dealers were arrested. (Full stop for information sentences)
 Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wicjk is one of the novels by "Buya"
Hamka. ( Underline is used to indicate that those words or sentences are
important or the main idea)
Punctuation will not be changed in the application, but punctuation is like spelling,
is not always and uniformly subject to precise and unvarying rules. Sometimes it
doesn't make sense, certain punctuation practices are matters of convention,
nothing else. However, the use of punctuation is very important and became one
of the principal in writing (Harry Shaw, 1993: xii)

There are an awful lot of punctuation (apostrophe, mark apostrophe, brackets,


ellipses, etc.). The best solution to avoid wrong in using punctuation is practicing
and studying in earnest, what is the meaning of science if not utilized properly.
There are some the best references that become the reference to know the
various punctuation marks and their uses. It is aimed so that the message we
want to convey in writing carried out well.

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