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Punctuation Unit
Study Set
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Use commas to separate... | three or more items in a series. |
| Use a comma to show a pause after... | an introductory word. |
| Use a comma after two or more prepositional phrases at... | the beginning of a sentence. |
| Use commas to set off words that... | interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence. |
| Use commas to set off names used... | in direct address. |
| Use a comma before and, or, and but when... | they join simple sentences. |
| Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after... | the closing of both a friendly letter and a business letter. |
| Use a comma or a pair of commas to set off a direct... | quotation. |
| Use a semicolon to join parts of a compound sentence when... | a conjunction such as and, but, or or is not used. |
| Use a colon to introduce... | a list of items that ends a sentence. Use words such as these, the following, and as follows to introduce lists. |
| Do not use a colon immediately after... | a verb or a preposition. |
| Use a colon to separate the hour and... | the minute. |
| Use a colon after the salutation... | of a business letter. |
| Use quotation marks before and after... | a direct quotation. |
| Use quotation marks before and after each part of... | an interrupted quotation. |
| Use a comma or commas to separate... | a phrase such as she said from the quotation itself. Place the comma outside opening quotation marks but inside closing quotation marks. |
| Place a period inside... | closing quotation marks. |
| Place a question mark or an exclamation mark inside the quotation marks when... | it is part of the quotation. |
| Place a question mark or an exclamation mark outside the quotation marks when... | it is part of the entire sentence but not part of the quotation. |
| Use italics (underlining) to identify... | the title of a book, play, film, television series, magazine, newspaper, or name of a ship, train, or plane. |
| Use quotation marks for the title of a... | short story, essay, poem, song, magazine or newspaper article, or book chapter. |