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A comma before "and" in a series is optional. |
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The colon is the most neglected mark of punctuation. |
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Never use "Because" or "And" to start a sentence. |
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Fragments are always considered an error in writing. |
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Where you pause, put a comma. |
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The semicolon is an outdated mark of punctuation and, therefore,
unnecessary in writing. |
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The most important part of speech is the noun. |
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8.
Use a comma after the salutation in a business letter. |
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The pronoun "everybody" is plural. |
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10.
Dashes and hyphens are interchangeable marks of punctuation.
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11.
Periods can go inside or outside of end quotation marks depending
on the quoted material. |
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Never end a sentence with a preposition. |
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BONUS:
Grammar checkers on computers are usually correct! |
