Spelling,Grammar and Punctuation

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I have a problem with spelling grammar and punctuation.Do you have any tips,advice to improve my spelling punctuation and grammar?

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

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[Colby]

Yeah, that's definitely a big part of it. However if it's really something you have an issue with in writing and it's something you don't notice enough in reading to make a difference, you might need to do some extra work. I'd just do a google search and I'm sure you could find sites that taught each of these. And then, of course, there are books. I know that this is a fairly popular book on punctuation (which I've been meaning to read at some point) so that may help you out. As for spelling, a quick spell check at the end of every chapter should work.

[Brigid ✩, No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.]

Reading definitely helps, since you subconsciously learn how sentences are structured and it makes it easier over time. But as Colby suggested, there are some good resources for learning grammar. I'd also suggest reading The Elements of Style; it's one of the best books on grammar out there, and it's quite straightforward and helpful.

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[tesni]

the BBC does a lot of good language resources. I used to use Bitesize a lot (KS3 and then, afterwards, GCSE) when I was younger. Skillswise is designed to improve adult literacy, but also might be useful, and the same goes for this page - it was made with non-native speakers of English in mind but it's still got a lot of links to things that are worth reading and that contain grammar-y things like this one.

Also I second (third?) the importance of reading, especially if English isn't your first language. Read widely, as well - read teenage books and leaflets and academic articles and local rags and Revered Classics™ and archaic forms of English - so that you get an idea of the different registers and vocabularies and such of each one. Watching films/TV programmes/etc with subtitles on might also be good (I find it helps me a lot with my other languages) as you can relate what you're reading to the way it's actually spoken/used.

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[Allison]

Don't be afraid to look up how to use something online, or ask a teacher. I've done that a lot and it helps.