do my research. The airport is also near me. I love travelling and I’ve visited many different parts of the world. This gives me the opportunity to write travel articles. I enjoy taking photographs. 

Because the passage has now been broken up into sentences, it makes sense. Each statement is complete in itself and the full stop separates it from the next one. 

## USING COMMAS CORRECTLY 

Beware of using commas instead of full stops. 

Look at the following: 

She entered the library, it was crowded with people, she didn’t know any of them and she wished she’d stayed at home, she felt so lonely. 

Here is the corrected version: 

She entered the library. It was crowded with people. She didn’t know any of them and she wished she’d stayed at home. She felt so lonely. 

Commas have a particular role to play but they can never take the place of full stops. Full stops are used to separate sentences, each of which should make complete sense on its own. Each one must be constructed properly and end with a full stop. 

