An all-in-one reference guide to American English punctuation with clear examples and an abundance of punctuation rules and conventional uses. It is a comprehensive book covering such punctuation marks as period, comma, hyphen, dash, colon, semicolon, parentheses, square brackets, ellipsis, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, apostrophe, slash and backslash. The book explains in detail the usage of each punctuation mark as it is used in daily life. Each rule is clearly defined and supported by helpful examples. The main features are: - covers most punctuation marks within a single book; - covers most punctuation rules for each punctuation mark; - provides clear definitions for each punctuation rule; - provides either academic or colloquial examples below each definition; It is easy-to-use and appropriate for students of any age range. It is useful for school and academic study and a good choice for successful fiction and non-fiction writings as well. This user-friendly resource offers writers, editors, students and businesspersons comprehensive approach to understanding American English in full.