Other Punctuation

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• What is the shortest sentence that still makes sense and conveys something in the English language?
• Do you capitalize the first letters of diseases when writing an article?
• What is open punctuation, standard punctuation, and closed punctuation?
• In which sentence is the punctuation correct?
• Is this the correct punctuation? I need help with these sentences. If not, why?
• When referring to a piece of artwork, should I use quotes or underlining? Also, should the date go in parentheses after the title of the painting or should it be written out?
• What is the correct punctuation in this sentence? Day's, days' or days?
• Is this punctuation correct? If not, could you explain?
• What punctuation symbol do you put before you write a title of a book?
• Can someone direct me to or guide me through some basic capitalization rules?
• Is this sentence correctly punctuated?
• Is the punctuation in this sentence correct? That was the beginning of a new chapter in my life: a chapter which would include people I never would have expected.
• Which of these sentences corrects the punctuation in this sentence? Key West the southernmost city in the United States is located in Florida.
• What is the most common punctuation mark?
• Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
• What are the two dots punctuation marks in the word noel called they are usually put over the e?
• What are the fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar? Can anyone name them all?
• Which of these sentences uses correct punctuation?
• What would be the correct order of the punctuation marks for the following sentence?
• I know all poetry does not need punctuation, and it is largely up the poet whether or not to include punctuation, but what is the "standard" or commonly used forms of punctuation in poetry?
• "Considering the audience is crucial when brainstorming for the speech." Should there be a comma after the word crucial in this sentence?
• What is the plural form of the word "punctuation"?
• What punctuation do I put after the words "for example"?
• How are limericks punctuated?
• When writing a sentence that ends with something in parentheses, do you put the period inside the parentheses or outside? Or something else?
• Why would a poet use no capitalization or punctuation?
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• When ending a sentence with quotation marks that are used to frame a quote or expression (as opposed to framing dialogue), should I place the ending period inside or outside the quotation marks?
• What punctuation do you use for an interrogative sentence that ends with a quotation?
• What is the correct punctuation of "everyones" to show possession?
• Is a semicolon used to let the reader know you are about to list some specifics? Is a semicolon used in a business letter after the greeting?
• Why is punctuation so important? Are there any cases where it is not needed?
• Does a semicolon join two independent clauses to make a compound sentence? Does a semicolon turn two separate sentences into one sentence?
• What is the correct punctuation when using "etc" at the end of a sentence?
• Are colons used to add an explanation of secondary importance to the sentence?
• Is a colon used to separate syllables at the end of a line? Is a hyphen only used to join compound words?
• What is the correct use of commas when the word "however" is used in the middle of a sentence?
• What is the punctuation mark that shows you forgot to indent a paragraph?
• Does punctuation go inside of quotation marks?
• What is the best selection of punctuation characters to represent a swear word?
• What is the correct punctuation when I use the phrase ‘such as’ in a sentence?
• What does this punctuation mean: :) or ;)?
• James Joyce flouted all the rules and convention and he is regarded as a literary genius. So Is spelling, grammar and punctuation really important? Or is it enough that what you write is understood by the reader?
• What is the correct grammar/punctuation for saying, "Thank you"?
• Who was the poet who was famous for breaking spelling, grammar and punctuation rules?
• Is punctuation a part of grammar?
• What kind of punctuation is proper to use in a free verse poem?
• What is the correct way to punctuate MD (short for medical doctor)?
• If I am writing this sentence: "The term ethnocentrism is commonly defined as . . ." what punctuation marks would I use around ethnocentrism? Would it be 'ethnocentrism' or "ethnocentrism"?
• Are there instances when the use of comma before the word “but” is not needed? What are examples of this?
• Is a capital letter or a small letter used after a semicolon?
• What is the proper punctuation of "your welcome"? Is it a shortened form of "you are welcome"?
• Is punctuation part of syntax?
• Is the mark of punctuation that might indicate that more information is to come a period, a dash, an exclamation point or a hyphen?
• How do you put punctuation in "alphabetical" order?
• What punctuation "tricks" do you have in your literary arsenal and how do you use them?
• Does a full stop (period) come inside or outside parenthesis? Does a full stop come inside or outside exclamation marks?
• What is the best way to remember the rules of punctuation?
• What are some good ways to teach punctuation?
• How does punctuation change meaning?
• How are punctuation marks used?
• How can punctuation create tension?
• How do you punctuate movie titles?
• How does punctuation affect a poem?
• How does punctuation affect intonation?
• How does punctuation affect the reader?
• How does punctuation affect tone?
• How does punctuation affect syntax?
• How does texting affect punctuation?
• What are examples of punctuation?
• What punctuation mark indicates possession?
• What punctuation mark is used before a list?
• Why is punctuation and grammar important?
• Why is punctuation important in a poem?
• Why is punctuation important in business communication?
• What is the proper way to type/write a book title? Punctuation wise
• What is the proper punctuation when typing/writing tv show titles? Italicized, underlined, quotation, etc
• Is this quote cited correctly?
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