Grammar: punctuation
Intermediate level (B2)

Commas, colons, full stops … It’s probably true to say that less punctuation is used today than in the past but this doesn’t mean punctuation isn’t needed. Punctuation is really important when it can change the meaning of a sentence. I found this example in Wikipedia:

“Woman, without her man, is nothing.” and
“Woman: without her, man is nothing.”

Can you see the difference?

Listen Punctuation: who needs it?

What about this one:

“My husband, who lives in London, loves going to the races”
“My husband who lives in London, loves going to the races”

If you can’t see the difference, here is a clue. In the second sentence could there be other husbands who live in other towns and cities?