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| punctuation only asserts itself in written word & thus plays vital role in __ __ & __ of language | visual expression; interpretation
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| refers to punctuation marks that terminate independent clause/sentence | terminal punctuation
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| period, exclamation point, & question marks, serve to create separation btwn one thought & the next; they are all | terminal punctuation marks
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| marks end of sentence, either statement or command | period
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| period can be used at end of a(n) __ __ | indirect question
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| periods are used to separate a whole number from a(n) __ __ | decimal fraction
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| periods are used after numbers or letters used to __ items in a list, unless numbers or letters are __ __ __ | enumerate; enclosed in parenthesis
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| periods are used at end of each item in list, when those items are essential to __ __ of the statement introducing the list | grammatical completeness
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| periods are not needed at end of each item in a list that does not represent a(n) __ __ to introductory statement | grammatical connection
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| for enumerated lists that follow report heading, the heading functions as __ __ __ for which each enumerated item is a grammatical completion | implied introductory statement
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| in clinical documentation, all enumerated lists __ __ terminal periods at end of each entry | should include
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| when only 1 item follows the header, it serves grammatical completion, and should include a(n) __ __ | terminating period
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| when single-item/enumerated list represents a list of __ __, you do not include a terminating period at end of each item | people's names
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| always use periods with lowercased __ & __, whether English/Latin | abbreviations; acronyms
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| many language/style sources have transitioned to dropping periods in most lowercased __ __ | Latin abbreviations
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| retention of period in abbreviations used in treatment & drug dosage instructions __ __, by many language/style sources | is recommended
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| do not use periods with __ abbreviations & acronyms, including titles & credentials that may have required periods at one time; it is no longer the practice | uppercase
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| do not use periods with __ personal & courtesy titles, unless it is known that person in question prefers inclusion of period(s) | abbreviated
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| do not use periods with abbreviated __ __ __ | units of measure
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| use question mark at end of a(n) __ __ | direct question
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| use question mark to indicate question within a(n) __ __ | direct quote
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| do not use question mark within a(n) __, if it is the overall sentence that poses the question, and not direct __ itself | quotation; quote
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| always place question marks at the __ of sentence, not at __ of quoted material | end; end
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| in health care documentation, common for provider to indicate use of question mark to imply uncertainty about diagnosis; this should be | transcribed as dictated
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| do not use question mark when a physician dictates __ __ or __ | question of; questionable
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| in instance of direct quote & outside of direct quote, even if dictated, use of __ __ is discouraged | exclamation points
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| serve to set of nonessential elements & to separate elements of an expression in order to clarify their relationship w/each other | commas
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| single comma that serves as divider btwn 2 elements; digits, words, phrases, & clauses | separating comma
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| use comma to separate 2/more __ modifying same noun | adjectives
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| in clinical documentation, commas are __ __ from series of demographic descriptors used to identify patient | frequently omitted
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| string of descriptors, in patient's demographic info, are generally treated as a(n) __ __ | single unit
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| in patient's demographic info, when descriptors include other general adjectives to describe patient, apply commas | only to those items
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| use commas to separate 2/more items in __ __, where none of items contain internal commas | single series
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| in single series, do not use commas at all is all items are joined by | and/or
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| always use serial commas before conjunction __ final item in your series | preceding
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| to avoid clutter/confusion, use __ instead of commas or dashes to set off series that describes what precedes it | parenthesis
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| use commas to separate 2 independent clauses in a(n) __ __ that are joined by a conjunction | compound sentence
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| if no new subject is introduced after a conjunction you likely have a __ __ not a compound sentence | compound verb
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| when you have a compound verb comma __ __ __ your conjunction | should not precede
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| use comma to separate __ elements from the independent clause that follow it | introductory
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| do not use commas after most introductory __ or short phrases that answer the questions when, how often, where, & why | adverbs
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| use commas to separate groups of __ __ in numbers of 5-digits/more, but __ commas if decimals are used | three numerals; omit
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| comma in 4-digit numbers may be __ | omitted
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| do not place commas btwn words | expressing a number
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| digits should be separated by __ __, not a comma, to indicate place values beyond thousands; formal publication of clinical data in periodicals, abstracts & scientific journals | thin space
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| use comma to separate adjacent __ __ if neither can be expressed readily in words | unrelated numbers
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| sentence should be __ to avoid confusion of adjacent unrelated numbers | recast
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| use comma to separate __ of month from year when full date is expressed | day
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| do not use commas when __ month & year are given | only
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| when full date occurs in mid-sentence, use comma to separate __ from rest of sentence | year
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| do not use commas to separate __ __ from titles such as Jr & Sr | person's name
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| do not use commas to separate __ or __ numerals following person's name | roman; arabic
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| do not use commas to separate __ or __ from business name unless it is know that entity in question prefers it | Inc.; Ltd.
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| use comma to separate city, state, & __ | country
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| use comma to separate __ & country | state
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| use comma to separate state/country from | rest of sentence
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| when expressing complete address in sentence, use comma to separate street address from __ address | secondary
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| when expressing complete address in sentence, use comma to separate secondary address from __ | city
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| when expressing complete address in sentence, do not use comma to separate __ & __ __ | state; zip code
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| when expressing complete address in sentence, use comma to separate __ __ from remainder of sentence | zip code
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| in genetic expression, use comma to separate __ __ & __ __ | chromosome number; sex chromosome
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| in genetic expression, comma should be placed __ __ btwn the two numbers | without spacing
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| do not use comma to separate 2/more __ whose units are the same dimension | measures
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| use comma to separate direct __ from rest of sentence; comma should __ opening quotation marks when info introduces quoted dialogue | dialogue; precede
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| comma should fall __ __ quotation marks, in direct dialogue, when remainder of sentence follows | inside closing
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| use comma to separate 2 parts of __ __ to indicate omission of word/phrase whose meaning is implied | independent clause
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| use commas to separate values of __ __ or test | single panel
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| use periods to separate values of __ laboratory test | unrelated
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| words, phrases, & clauses that are not necessary for grammatical correctness or structural integrity of sentence | nonessential expressions
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| in determining nonessential expressions, more to do with whether it is necessary for sentence it resides in to have __ __ & structural integrity | unhindered meaning
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| __ __ a nonessential word, phrase, or clause implies that it can be removed from sentence w/out compromising meaning/structural integrity | setting off
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| word that most often introduces essential clauses | that
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| word that most often introduces nonessential clauses | which
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| use comma to __ __ words, phrases, & clauses that interrupt flow of sentence | set off
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| use __ to set off an appositive | comma
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| expression that provides additional, nonessential info about noun/pronoun that immediately precedes it | appositive
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| use __ to set off afterthoughts | commas
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| words, phrases, & clauses that are loosely added onto end of sentence, often expressing opinion/tone of speaker | afterthoughts
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| exist in 2nd of 2 related sentences & help reader transition from through/idea expressed in 1st sentence to same in 2nd sentence | transitional expressions
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| therefore & subsequently are examples of | complementary transitional expressions
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| however & on the other hand are examples of | contrasting transitional expressions
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| use comma(s) to set of transitional expressions when they occur in __ or __ __ of 2nd sentence | middle; at end
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| when transitional expression __ 2nd clause, use comma to separate transitional expression from rest of sentence | introduces
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| most common misapplication of transitional expression rule for commas, in transcription, occurs with the word | however
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| primary function is to introduce a list, series, or enumeration; should be placed before such expressions as for example, namely, and that is when they introduce words, phrases, or series of clauses | colon
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| when sentence uses __ __, such as the following, as follows, thus, & these, use a colon to separate the sentence from list/series that follows it | anticipatory expressions
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| do not use colon to introduce words that __ __ into grammatical structure of sentence without the colon | fit properly
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| use colon in standard expression of __; do not use it in __ __ | time; military time
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| use colon in place of word to in the expression of a(n) __ | ratio
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| __ __ __ virgule, dash, hyphen, or other marks in expression of ratios | do not use
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| use to/hyphen instead of colon when expressing ratio using __ or __ instead of values | words; letters
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| use colon only when expressing __ associated with ratio | values
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| use colon to separate title & subtitle of __ or __ | article; publication
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| use colon to separate __ number & __ numbers in footnotes, endnotes, & cited sources | volume; page
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| use semicolon to separate 2 independent clauses, when 2 clauses express | closely linked or related concepts/ides
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| semicolons are most often used to separate 2 independent clauses that are __ __ __ by transitional expression | linked in concept
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| use semicolon to separate 2 independent clauses linked by transitional expression such as | for example, namely, or that is
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| use semicolon to separate items in __ __, or series in which at least one of the items in series contains internal comma | complex series
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| used to divide words btwn syllables when word does not fully carry to next line of text | hyphen
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| when using hyphen, divide words only __ __ | btwn syllables
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| when using hyphen, so not divide __ __ | one-syllable words
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| when using hyphen, do not set off __ __ at beginning of word | one-letter syllable
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| when using hyphen, do not divide words unless can leave syllable of at least __ __ on 1st line & carry syllable of at least same behind | three characters
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| when using hyphen, do not divide __ | abbreviations
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| when using hyphen, divide __ __ btwn words forming compound | compound words
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| when using hyphen, divide hyphenated __ at point of hyphenation | compound
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| when using hyphen, divide a word __ not __ a prefix | after; within
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| when using hyphen, divide word __ not __ suffix | before; within
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| when using hyphen, divide at prefix/suffix point, rather than in __ | root
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| when using hyphen, divide one-letter syllable __ that syllable | after
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| when using hyphen, do not divide words in more than __ __ lines of text | two consecutive
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| when using hyphen, do not divide at end of __ line or end of __ line of paragraph | first; last
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| when using hyphen, do not divide __ word on page | last
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| consists of 2/more words that function as a unit & jointly modify a noun/pronoun | compound modifier/adjective
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| words that make up modifier, in a compound modifier, cannot be | adjectives themselves
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| derived from & take place of adjectival phrases & clauses | compound modifiers
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| hyphenate __ compound modifiers when precede & modify a noun/pronoun | all
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| do not hyphenate compound expressions when they occur elsewhere in sentence if | they no longer function in adjectival role
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| if a compound expression no longer functions as adjective modifying a noun & functions instead as some other part of speech then | the hyphenation should be dropped
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| types of compound expression that tend to drop their hyphenation are those | formed w/adverbs & participles
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| when compound expression drop hyphenation the __ transitions back to primary role as verb | participle
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| hyphenate compound modifiers that occur elsewhere in sentence if | they continue to function as modifying compounds
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| when compound modifiers follow a linking verb & function as predicate adjective modifying noun/pronoun subject of sentence the compound modifiers continue to function as | modifying compounds & should be hyphenated
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| do not use hyphen in compound modifier to link adverb ending in -ly with | particle/adjective
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| when adverb ends in -ly, adverb functions to | modify adjective/participle
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| when adverb ends in -ly, adverb does not function to | serve in compound role
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| do not use hyphen in compound modifier is compound modifier is | preceded by adverb
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| when compound modifiers commonly used together, or are so clear, they automatically read as a(n) __ and do not need to be __ __ __ | unit; joined w/hyphen
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| do not use hyphens w/most medical modifiers when they | precede the noun
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| example of medical term evolving away from hyphenation | non-small-cell carcinoma
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| acceptable expression of non-small-cell carcinoma, based on latest trends, would be | nonsmall-cell carcinoma
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| use hyphen with 2/more __ names used as multiple-word modifiers of disease, operations, procedures, instruments, etc | eponymic
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| use hyphen to join 2 adjectives that are equal, complementary, or contrasting when they | precede/follow noun they modify
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| do not hyphenate foreign expressions used in __ __, even when they precede noun they modify (unless they are always hyphenated) | compound adjectives
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| use hyphen to form compound modifier btwn number & word if it | precedes & modifies noun
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| when word represents unit of measure, hyphenate only when | unit is English unit of measure, spelled out in full
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| do not hyphenate compound modifiers if unit of measure is abbreviated metric unit where | neither numeric value nor unit of measure constitutes actual word w/which compound can be formed
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| per SI convention & metric standards, no intervening __ or __ should interrupt flow from numeric value to metric unit, even in modifying relationship | symbols; punctuation
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| compound modifiers should be formed by at least __ __ __ & metric value expressions do not meet that criterion | one complete word
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| use hyphen to __ __ & avoid confusion, absurdity, or ambiguity in compound modifiers | clarify meaning
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| hyphen may not be necessary if meaning is __ __ by surrounding context | made clear
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| use hyphen/en dash to hyphenate compound modifier formed with | one-word modifier in prefix
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| when compound modifier formed w/one-word modifier in prefix, prefix is hyphenated to clearly communicate modifying relationship with | entire compound & not just 1st word
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| use hyphen to join 2 nouns that are | equal, complementary, or contrasting
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| do not hyphenate __ __ of more than one word, even when serving as modifier preceding noun | proper nouns
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| do not use hyphen in combination of | proper & common noun
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| use hyphen w/all compound nouns containing ex- when ex- means __ & precedes noun that can stand on its own | former
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| most compound __ are hyphenated or are one word | verbs
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| if unable to locate compound verb in dictionary, hyphenate | the components
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| do not use hyphen in compounds verbs that are | formed w/preposition like up, in, down, etc.
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| when compound verbs formed w/preposition are used as nouns, they | drop hyphenation & become joined compounds
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| follow-up is acceptable in hyphenated form when used | as adjective
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| both adjective & noun forms of followup & followthrough have | dropped hyphenation & become single compounds
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| when expressing numbers in words, hyphenate all compound numbers | btwn 21 & 99, whether they stand alone or are part of a number over 100
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| only instance where numbers would be spelled out in healthcare documentation | when number occurs at beginning of sentence that cannot be recast
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| choose simplest form for clarity of communication when there is | more than one acceptable number expression
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| use hyphens in expression of __ numbers | serial
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| use hyphens to express __ numbers that are combined w/whole numbers, whether spelled out or expressed w/numerals | fractional
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| use hyphen in place of word to in range expressions if phrases | from...to, from...through, & between...and are not used
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| use hyphen in place of word to in range expressions if | decimals &/or commas do not appear in numeric values
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| use hyphen in place of word to in range expressions if neither value contains | four/more digits
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| use hyphen in place of word to in range expressions if neither value is | negative
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| use hyphen in place of word to in range expressions if neither value is | accompanied by a symbol
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| do not use hyphen after common prefixes (ante-, anti-, bi-, co-, con-, tra-, counter-, de-, extra-, infra-, intra-, micro-, mid-, non-, over-, peri-, pre-, post-, pro-, pseudo-, re-, semi-, sub-, super-, supra-, trans-, tri-, ultra-, un-, under-) when | they precede proper noun, capitalized word, or abbreviation
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| use hyphen after prefix when unhyphenated word would | have different meaning
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| use hyphen after prefix, or before suffix, to avoid | unusual/awkward combination of letters
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| use hyphen after prefix, or before suffix, to prevent __ vowels or three of same __ sequentially | repetitive; consonants
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| number of industry resources already site __ without hyphenation, through hyphenated form is still acceptable | antiinflammatory
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| use __ hyphen after each incomplete modifier when there is series of 2/more hyphenated compounds that have common last word/base | suspensive
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| do not use suspensive hyphen w/stand-alone prefix that precedes a(n) | unhyphenated prefix compound
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| do not hyphenate modifiers in which letter/number is | second element
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| used to provide incidental or supplementary info that is not closely related to rest of sentence; may/may not be dictated, & transcriptionist should avoid using unless dictated | parentheses
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| it is better to use a comma to provide __ or __ information, rather than parentheses | incidental; supplementary
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| punctuation should not precede or follow __ expression, unless sentence requires it | parenthetical
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| punctuation should not be included __ parenthetical expression, unless expression requires it | within
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| use parentheses to __ __ within sentence, separating them by commas/semicolons | enumerate items
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| may be used around a parenthetical insertion or within parenthetical insertion; follow rules for parentheses | brackets
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| use brackets to express __ concentration | chemical
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| when chemical concentrations are expressed as percentages, use % sign rather than spelled-out form, and do not | use brackets
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| when expressing chemical formulas, use __ for innermost units, adding __ & then __ if necessary | parentheses; brackets; braces
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| used in reporting of clinical data & scientific values; (/) aka diagonal, slant line, slash, or solidus | virgule
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| often used to express equivalence, instance where 2 terms are of equal weight in an expression | virgules
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| when the word and is implied between expressions, a virgule (/) can | be retained
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| when considering duality, or instance where word or is implied between expressions | do not use virgule
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| virgule can be used for per when construction involves | at least one metric unit of measure
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| virgule can be used for per when at least one element includes | specific numeric quantity
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| when expressions use nonmetric units of measure do not use virgule because | it implies abbreviated expression & non metric units are abbreviated in the record
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| exception for use of virgule, when expression combines | metric w/nonmetric unit
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| do not use virgule in place of per when __ __ intervenes between 2 units of measure | prepositional phrase
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| do not use virgule in place of per when neither element (when both numeric) in expression | represents unit of measure
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| do not use virgule in place of per when there are 2 numeric values accompanying | different units of measure (particularly drug concentration expression)
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| when units of measure differ &/or elements are unknown, virgule should not be used to | imply direct relationship
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| virgule can be used when there are 2 numeric values accompanying different units of measure or units of measure differ &/or elements are unknown, only when | such expression is part of legally registered trademark indicated by manufacturer
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| use virgule to express __ in certain relational expressions | over
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| when range combined w/over or out of expression | spell out expression
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| do not use virgule to express | over or out of expressions
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| when hyphen used to express range of 2 large numbers | express both numbers in entirety to avoid confusion/lack of clarity
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| virgules may be used to __ __ representing month, day, & year in tables & figures | separate numerals
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| may be used for date of service, operation, admission, or discharge when capturing patient demographic data as well as for dates dictated & transcribed at bottom of report | virgule to separate numerals representing month, day, & year
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| trend in most formal documentation is to reflect __ date when using virgule construction | 8-digit
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| it is preferable to __ __ dates in full | spell out
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| dates should always be fully spelled out | in formal correspondence
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| when only month & day are dictated, it is preferable to add | year, if known
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| use virgule to separate | numerator from denominator in fractions
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| do not use virgule to separate fractional elements when they are expressed __ __, use hyphen instead | as words
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| express visual acuity with __ __ separated by virgule | arabic numerals
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| begin complete quotation with __ __ if quoted material represents an independent clause | capital letter
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| do not capitalize 1st word of quotation if it represents word, phrase, or dependent clause that has | grammatical relationship w/rest of sentence
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| punctuation marks typically fall __ closing quotation marks to facilitate unhindered punctuation of sentence in which quotations reside | inside
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| semicolons should always __ __ quotation marks | fall outside
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| inclusion w/in quoted material is dependent on meaning | question marks & exclamation points
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| place question mark/exclamation point __ ending quotation if material being quoted is expressed as exclamation/question | inside
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| do not use single/double quotation marks to represent __ & __ in dimensional expression | feet; inches
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