Does punctuation matter in an email message? Yes! Why is following the rules of punctuation so important? To answer that question, ask yourself another question are your customers or colleagues going to be comfortable with your work when you cant even punctuate a sentence properly? By using proper punctuation, you can demonstrate that you are professional and competent.
Want to see how good your punctuation skills are? Take the following quiz.
Quiz
Directions: Indicate whether the punctuation of each specified phrase is Correct ( C ) or Incorrect ( I ).
CI1.(Youre) our first choice for this job.
CI2.(Its) a beautiful city.
CI3.(Theyre) is a videoconference tomorrow.
CI4.Please send the information by (Monday May 5).
CI5.The teleconference was held in (September 2005).
CI6.In (June 2006), we launched a new product.
CI7.Call before (noon, or) you wont be able to obtain a dinner
reservation.
Solutions
1.Correct.
(Youre) is a contraction of You are.
2.Incorrect.
(Its) should be Its
Its is a contraction of It is.
3.Incorrect.
(Theyre) is a contraction...