Punctuation Matters

Punctuation Matters

by Lica Barbuena -
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I wake up early in the morning I take a shower eat breakfast then I go to school it takes 30 minutes to arrive.

The sentence above includes several complete thoughts but doesn’t separate them with periods or commas. Without correct punctuation, it’s difficult to tell where one idea ends and the next begins. 

The corrected version is:
I wake up early in the morning. I take a shower, eat breakfast, and then I go to school. It takes 30 minutes to arrive.

Using correct punctuation lets us have complete sentences. The commas help organize the list of actions, and the periods separate different ideas. This makes the thought easier to read and understand.