Allow standard spacing between words and punctuation marks. Most style guides recommend leaving one space after a sentence and supply specific directions about spacing source citations.

M3-a Supply any missing space before or after a punctuation mark.

Although spell-checkers can help identify some misspelled words, they do not indicate spacing errors unless the error links two words or splits a word. Always proofread carefully for spacing errors around punctuation marks.

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M3-b Close up any unnecessary space between words and punctuation marks.