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1. A comma before "and" in a series is optional. |
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2. The colon is the most neglected mark of punctuation. |
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3. Never use "Because" or "And" to start a sentence. |
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4. Fragments are always considered an error in writing. |
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5. Where you pause, put a comma. |
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6. The semicolon is an outdated mark of punctuation and, therefore,
unnecessary in writing. |
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7. 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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9. 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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12. Never end a sentence with a preposition. |
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BONUS: Grammar checkers on computers are usually correct! |