Minutes a day n e w y o r k

quotation marks [“ ”]
“To be or not to be?” is one of the
most famous lines from Hamlet.
indicate a question
question mark [?]
Why are so many engineering 
students obsessed with Star Trek?
connect two words that work 
hyphen [-]
brother-in-law, well-known author
together
separate a word or phrase for 
dash [—]
I never lie—never.
emphasis
separate a word or phrase that is 
parenthesis [( )]
There is an exception to every rule 
relevant but not essential 
(including this one).
information
show possession or contraction
apostrophe [’]
That’s Jane’s car.
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Spelling
Proofreading for spelling errors after you’ve run a spell-check program means looking carefully for real-word errors.
If you typed tow instead of two, that mistake is still in your essay, waiting for you to find it. Use the professional
proofreading tricks on page 133 (especially numbers 2, 4, and 6) to scan for mistakes.