Punctuation and Presentation

Abstract

Success in writing depends upon attention to the overall structure of your work, the topic of the previous chapter, and also attention to detail. That includes making sure that sentences are grammatical and correctly punctuated and spelt, as well as a host of little presentational details that you should strive to get right. Punctuation is one vital aspect of how your work is presented to your reader, but there is something closely related to punctuation, most commonly referred to as the mechanics of presentation. These are conventions rather than absolute rules about writing, but it helps the reader of an essay if your work is presented in accordance with the conventions of an established code.