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colon used to separate: hours from minutes, chapters from verses, title from subtitle, used after greeting in business letter, before list of items, before quote, for emphasis
semicolons joins two indepedent clauses,follows conjunctive adverbs, to seperate groups already with commas
conjuncitve adverb also,besides,finally,however,indeed,instead,meanwhile,moreover,nevertheless,next,still,then,therefore,thus
periods and commas inside the quote all the way all the time
exclamation points and question marks inside when it punctates quotation:outside when it punctuates the main sentence
semicolons and colons outside quotation marks (almost always)
quotations titles of songs, poems,short stories, one-act plays, lectures, episodes of TV/radio programs, chapters
quotations 2 special words, set off direct quotes, quoted passages from published material
dashes to indicate a sudden break, to set off important parenthetical material, to set off an introductary series, indicate interrupted speech, for emphasis
parentheses to set off explanatory material, clarify, define, or or illustrate a term, offer and alternative term, with full sentences

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Creator kg44
Created December 4, 2007
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Most Missed Words

  1. semicolons → joins two indepedent clauses,follows conjunctive adverbs, to seperate groups already with commas - 4 misses
  2. conjuncitve adverb → also,besides,finally,however,indeed,instead,meanwhile,moreover,nevertheless,next,still,then,therefore,thus - 4 misses
  3. quotations → titles of songs, poems,short stories, one-act plays, lectures, episodes of TV/radio programs, chapters - 3 misses
  4. quotations 2 → special words, set off direct quotes, quoted passages from published material - 3 misses
  5. semicolons and colons → outside quotation marks (almost always) - 2 misses
  6. parentheses → to set off explanatory material, clarify, define, or or illustrate a term, offer and alternative term, with full sentences - 2 misses
  7. colon → used to separate: hours from minutes, chapters from verses, title from subtitle, used after greeting in business letter, before list of items, before quote, for emphasis - 1 miss