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Chapter 25: Punctuation and Mechanics: Giving Your Readers Directionconversation2e_ch25_1.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_1_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Commas to Keep Your Sentences Organized and Readableconversation2e_ch25_2.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_2_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use a Comma and a Coordinating Conjunction to Separate Two Main Clausesconversation2e_ch25_3.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_3_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Commas to Set Off Introductory Elementsconversation2e_ch25_4.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_4_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Commas to Set Off Detoursconversation2e_ch25_5.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_5_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Commas in Seriesconversation2e_ch25_6.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_6_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Commas to Set Off Most Quotationsconversation2e_ch25_7.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_7_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Commas in Other Places Where Readers Expect Themconversation2e_ch25_8.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_8_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points Correctlyconversation2e_ch25_9.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_9_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
End Most Sentences with Periodsconversation2e_ch25_10.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_10_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Reserve Question Marks for Actual Questionsconversation2e_ch25_11.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_11_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Exclamation Points Sparinglyconversation2e_ch25_12.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_12_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Quotation Marks When You Borrow Wordsconversation2e_ch25_13.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_13_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Put Quotation Marks around Direct Quotationsconversation2e_ch25_14.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_14_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Put Quotation Marks around New Terms and Words Used as Wordsconversation2e_ch25_15.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_15_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Put Quotation Marks around the Titles of Short Worksconversation2e_ch25_16.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_16_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Place Quotation Marks Correctly with Other Punctuationconversation2e_ch25_17.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_17_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Apostrophes to Signal Contractions and Possessivesconversation2e_ch25_18.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_18_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use an Apostrophe in Contractionsconversation2e_ch25_19.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_19_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Apostrophes to Show Possessionconversation2e_ch25_20.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_20_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Distinguish among Possessives, Adjectives, and Attributive Nounsconversation2e_ch25_21.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_21_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Give Possessive Pronouns Special Treatmentconversation2e_ch25_22.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_22_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Colons to Point to What Comes Nextconversation2e_ch25_23.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_23_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Semicolons between Equivalent Elementsconversation2e_ch25_24.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_24_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Other Punctuation Marks in Specific Situationsconversation2e_ch25_25.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_25_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Hyphens Mainly to Help Readers Understand Relationships between Adjacent Wordsconversation2e_ch25_26.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_26_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Check a Dictionaryconversation2e_ch25_27.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_27_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Hyphens to Make Compound Adjectivesconversation2e_ch25_28.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_28_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Do Not Add Hyphens to Internet Addressesconversation2e_ch25_29.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_29_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Hyphenate Between Syllables At the End of a Lineconversation2e_ch25_30.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_30_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Dashes for Breaks in Thought That Are Larger Than Commas Suggestconversation2e_ch25_31.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_31_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Parentheses for Explanatory and Other Minor Asidesconversation2e_ch25_32.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_32_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Brackets inside Parentheses and Quotationsconversation2e_ch25_33.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_33_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Ellipses to Show Omissionsconversation2e_ch25_34.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_34_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use a Slash When Quoting Poetry or Song Lyrics and Sparingly for Alternativesconversation2e_ch25_35.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_35_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Sentence Mechanics to Convey Informationconversation2e_ch25_36.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_36_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Capitalization to Mark Beginningsconversation2e_ch25_37.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_37_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Capitalize Proper Namesconversation2e_ch25_38.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_38_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Capitalize Titles That Immediately Precede a Person’s Nameconversation2e_ch25_39.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_39_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Capitalize Adjectives Derived From Proper Namesconversation2e_ch25_40.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_40_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Capitalize Most Words in the Titles of Worksconversation2e_ch25_41.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_41_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Follow the Specialized Capitalization Style of Organizations and Brandsconversation2e_ch25_42.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_42_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Italics for Titles of Substantial Works, for Foreign Words, and Sparingly for Emphasisconversation2e_ch25_43.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_43_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
Use Abbreviations and Acronyms to Help, Not Frustrate, Readersconversation2e_ch25_44.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_44_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a
In Summary: Punctuation and Mechanics: Give Your Readers Directionconversation2e_ch25_45.html53232603757a2ede5400000a
DLAP questionsconversation2e_ch25_45_dlap.xml53232603757a2ede5400000a