Everything you write should start with a first draft. That means any creative or academic writing you work on will have to be read through before you turn it in. If you are hoping for an A+ paper, you should write a first draft, revise, edit, and proofread in that order.   Revising   This first step is different from editing. Revising involves writing and re-writing your content. As the author of your work, you are often adding, rearranging, or removing and replacing content

The semicolon is one of the most misunderstood forms of punctuation even though the rules for use are fairly simple. Beware, students—ACT creators loves to test on this punctation mark. When do you use a semicolon? When there are two independent clauses (can stand alone as sentences) on either side. The two clauses are not joined by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). The semicolon is only correct if it could be replaced by a period. A semic