Punctuation 2A

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Comma

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a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral.

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Series

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a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another.

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Coordinating adjectives

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Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that appear in sequence with one another to modify the same noun. For example, the adjectives in the phrases bright, sunny day and dark and stormy night are coordinate adjectives.

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Introductory phrases

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Introductory clauses are dependent clauses that provide background information or "set the stage" for the main part of the sentence, the independent clause. For example: If they want to win, athletes must exercise every day.

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Dependent clauses

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A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. It does not express a complete thought so it is not a sentence and can't stand alone. Theseclauses include adverb clauses, adjective clauses and noun clauses.

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Compound sentence

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a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.

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Independent clause

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has both a subject and a verb and forms a complete thought. Independent clauses make clear communication possible, whether we're writing or speaking.

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slash

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an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g., and/or ), in fractions (e.g., 3/4 ), in ratios (e.g., miles/day ), or between separate elements of a text.synonyms:solidus, oblique, backslash

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single quotation marks

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quotation mark. n. Either of a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word, but also to indicate meanings or glosses and to indicate the unusual or dubious status of a word.

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semicolon

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a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.

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quotation marks

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each of a set of punctuation marks, single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence.

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period

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a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation.

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parentheses

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a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.

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exclamation point

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a punctuation mark (!) indicating an exclamation.

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ellipses

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a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane that does not intersect the base.

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dash

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used to express mild annoyance.

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asterisk

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a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.

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brackets

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each of a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.

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colon

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a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.

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comma

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a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral.