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2.1 Commas

Learning Objectives

Commas after an Introductory Word or Phrase

Commas in a List of Items

Commas and Coordinating Adjectives

Commas before Conjunctions in Compound Sentences

Commas before and after Interrupting Words

Commas in Dates, Addresses, and the Greetings and Closings of Letters

Key Takeaways

2.2 Semicolons

Semicolons to Join Two Independent Clauses

Semicolons to Join Items in a List

2.3 Colons

Colons to Introduce a List

Colons to Introduce a Quote

Colons to Introduce Examples or Explanations

2.4 Quotes

Direct Quotations

Writing at Work

Punctuating Direct Quotations

Quotations within Quotations

Titles

2.5 Apostrophes

Possession

Contractions

2.6 Parentheses

2.7 Dashes

2.8 Hyphens

Hyphens between Two Adjectives That Work as One

Hyphens When a Word Breaks at the End of a Line

2.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises

Exercises

Writing Application

Quiz

Quiz: Introductory Commas

Quiz: Commas in Series

Quiz: Coordinating Adjectives

Quiz: Compound Sentence Commas

Quiz: Interrupting Words

Quiz: Commas in Correspondence and Addresses

Quiz: Semicolons between Independent Clauses

Quiz: Semicolons in Complex Lists

Quiz: Colons before Lists

Quiz: Colons before Quotations

Quiz: Colons for Examples and Explanations

Quiz: Direct Quotations

Quiz: Punctuating Direct Quotations

Quiz: Nested Quotations and Titles

Quiz: Apostrophes for Possession

Quiz: Apostrophes in Contractions

Quiz: Parentheses and Dashes

Quiz: Compound-Modifier Hyphens

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