Chapter 27 Punctuation I: end marks, capitalization, apostrophes, and quotation marks.(UNIT 8 Cleanup: Proofreading the Final Draft)Cadbury, Vivian C
Punctuation Matters Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the Line The Comma: A Major Player The Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the Period The Colon: What a Party Animal Quotation Marks: Quote/Unquote Not Separated at Birth: The Dash and the Hyphen (and Let's Add...
Punctuation, one is taught, has a point: to keep up law and order. Punctuation marks are the road signs placed along the highway of our communication—to control speeds, provide directions, and prevent head-on collisions. A period has the unblinking finality of a red light; the comma is ...
13. Apostrophes. 14. Quotation Marks. 15. Capitalization and Italics. 16. Abbreviations. 17. Other Marks of Punctuation. 18. Spelling and Style. Answers to Practice Sentences and Editing PracticeNorwood Selby... N Selby - Harper Collins Publisher 被引量: 1发表: 2007年...
Different punctuation marks are used to end different kinds of sentences. How do you know which ones to use? Check out these simple tips on how to end your sentences. Here are three basic punctuation marks that are used at the end of a sentence. ...
2.1.65 Part 1 Section 17.3.1.43, topLinePunct (Compress Punctuation at Start of a Line) 2.1.66 Part 1 Section 17.3.1.44, widowControl (Allow First/Last Line to Display on a Separate Page) 2.1.67 Part 1 Section 17.3.1.45, wordWrap (Allow Line Breaking At Character Level) 2.1.68 Part ...
awhen other narks of punctuation are used with quote words or sentences,the following rules are generally observed:a)the comma and the period may be [laced either inside or outside the quotation marks;b)the colon and the semicolon are place outside the quotation marks;and c)the dash,the ...
punctuation mentioned by Aristotle.Aristophanes of Byzantium, who became librarian of the Museum at Alexandria about 200bc, is usually credited with the invention of the critical signs, marks of quantity, accents, breathings, and so on, still employed in Greek texts, and with the beginnings of ...
All punctuation (periods, commas, semicolons, quotation marks, and so on) functions like road signs, but for readers instead of drivers. The cleanest metaphor is a period; it’s a stop sign. It signals the end of a thought. Commas signal a pause (not necessarily a breath!). Semicolon...
Punctuation for Abbreviations 5-5 10. Since their last available overtime shift was mine, let’s make the next one yours so you can earn some extra money too. Possessive Pronouns 5-19 11. Joel thinks that these instructions are simpler (or more simple) than those. Comparative Adjectives 6...