Week 2 Blog.

Hello classmates.

I am a rookie when it comes to punctuating correctly. I have a lot to learn before I would consider myself great at punctuating.

This week, I was writing a reply to the reading discussion in my MPC 6100 Team Building and Facilitation class. We are reading a few chapters a week and responding to two questions that the professor posts on Canvas. During my post, I was writing about team decision making. I was almost done with the post. As I went back through for my final edit, I noticed the mistake I had made. I forgot to put a hyphen between decision-making. The rules of using hyphens are found on pages 115-116 of "When Words Collide." It explains that a hyphen is used to join words that need to be compounded in order to make sense. I could not put a conjunction word between decision making. According to the rule on page 115, I had to use a hyphen. I was able to correct myself. 

The quiz on punctuation was very difficult for me. I spent an hour on it. I thought that by using the book and AP Style book, I would get 100%. It is one thing to read what is written. It is another thing entirely to understand what is written. I have a lot of review to do in order to get better at punctuating sentences I write. 

Something to help me to remember when to use hyphens between words: If you can't and and/or or between it, use a hyphen. Hopefully this will also help you, my fellow classmates, remember how and when to correctly use a hyphen.

In light of the game this evening, I would like to finish by saying GO UTES!