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| list the conventional uses of a colon |
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time- between the hour and minute 10:30
refrences- between the chapter and verse and biblical refrences between the titles and subtitles Whales: Giants of the Sea
salutation of a business letter- use after the salutation of a business letter To Whom This May Concern: |
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| Colons can be used after phrases like _____ and _____ |
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| "following" "not what follows" |
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| colons can be used to mean _____ |
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| What two parts of speech never precede colons? |
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| an appositive, a long formal statement or quotation, an independent caluse that explains or restates the idea of the first independent clause |
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| List when one can use a semi colon (4) |
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between independent clauses when there are no connecting words
between two independent clauses that are joined by conjunctive adverbs or transitional expressions
Between independent clauses that already contain commas and are joined by coordinating conjunctions
between items in a series that already contain commas |
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| furthermore, however, meanwhile, moreover, indeed, otherwise, consequently, accordingly, next, also |
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| list transitional expressions |
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| as a result, for example, in fact, in other words, on the other hand, for instance, in addition, that is |
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| what punctuation follows conjuctive adverbs or transitional expressions in a sentence that has a semi colon. |
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| list the coordinating conjunctions |
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| for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
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| what is in an independent clause that is divided with a semicolon and a coordinating conjuction |
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| what must be in the items of a series that uses semicolons |
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| a statement that is followed by a period |
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| does not use the speaker's exact words and ends in a period |
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| a question which is followed by a question mark |
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| an exclamation that is followed by an exclamation point |
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| What must be added for the sentence to have an interjection |
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| comma or exclamation point |
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| a command or request which is followed by either a period or exclamation point |
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| When are social titles abbreviated? |
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| before the full name or last name |
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| when are civil and military titles abbreviated |
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| before initials and last name or full name |
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| when are titles and academic degrees abbreviated |
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| when they follow proper names |
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| a word that is formed from the first or first few letters of a series of words written without periods |
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| When is one allowed to use an acronym in formal writing |
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| after the spelling out the first use of the names of agencies and organizations |
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| What does one spell out of geographical terms in text |
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| names of states and other political units, every word in an address |
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| When does one not spell out the state in text |
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| use state abbreviations when ZIP code is included |
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| Do specific year numbers follow or preced A.D. |
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| Do century names follow or preced A.D. |
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| Does specific year number follow or precede B.C. |
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| Does the name of a century follow or precede B.C. |
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| When does one spell out months and days |
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| in text when they are alone |
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| When are A.M. and P.M. used in text |
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| When should A.M. and P.M. not be used for time |
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| when morning, afternoon, or evening precedes the specific time |
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| When must one spell out units of measurements |
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| if they stand alone, follow a numeral, or a spelled out number |
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| When should someone not use commas in an items in a series |
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| when they are joined by and, or, or nor |
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| when there are two or more adjectives prceding a noun are there, where are there commas |
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| Does a nonessential appositive or an essential appositive need a comma |
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| Where in an address are there not commas? |
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between the month and day
between the house number and street name
between the ZIP code and state abbreviation |
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| list the conventional uses of the comma (4) |
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dates
addresses
salutation/ closing of any lettters
abberviations in names- name, abbreviation |
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