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• When an academic abbreviation follows a a a a a a a a a name place a a a a a a a a a comma after after the the the name If the the the sentence continues after after the the the academic abbreviation it it should be set off with commas Desmond Blackburn Ph D D Desmond Blackburn Ph D D will be the keynote speaker • Use a a a a a a a a a comma after after the salutation in a a a a a a a a a personal letter and after after the close of a a business or personal letter • Place the exclamation mark mark inside quotation marks when it is part of the quote and do not use a a a a a a comma or a a a a a a period after the mark “Don’t do that!” he shouted • If the the mark is not part of the the quoted material place it outside the quotation marks I hated reading “Beowulf”!
Hyphens
• Use hyphens to form a a single idea from two or or or or more words or to avoid ambiguity After Brian recovered from the long trip he he re-covered his books A representative from the Brevard Schools Foundation will speak to to small-business men men (not to to small small businessmen)
• Use hyphens between compound modifiers that precede a a noun except when the compound modifier includes adverbs that end in ly and / or the adverb very She has a a full-time job She works full time The fourth-grade students served as tutors for the first graders Our employees are well educated We need well-educated teachers The teacher explained the very poorly constructed sentence • Even though the practice of hyphenating words varies use a a a a dictionary to check on on on the hyphenation of compound words The key is is to be consistent Here are are some common words used in education that are are hyphenated Dear Jenny Dashes
Yours truly • Use a a a a dash sparingly It should be used to signify a a a a sudden break in fin thought or or or for emphasis definition or or or explanation The new school – – when it is is finished – – will house 800 students The impact fees – – totaling $1 3 million – – have been paid under protest • In typewritten material the the dash is formed by striking the the hyphen key key twice If using a a a personal computer there is a a a key key for for dashes Put a a a a a a a space before and after a a a a a a a dash dash Ellipses
• Use an an ellipsis which is is constructed with three periods and a a a space on on either side to indicate the the omission of words phras- es es or or sentences It also may be used to indicate a a a a a a pause or or a a a a a a thought the writer does not complete • If an ellipsis falls at the the end of a a a a a a sentence place the the punctua- tion at the the the end of the the the last word before the the the ellipsis Notice that if a a a a a sentence ends with an ellipsis a a a a a final period is included for clarity The district must enthusiastically pursue every dollar available • If material is omitted at at at the the end of one paragraph and at at at the the beginning of the next one place an ellipsis in in in both locations Let me share with you the business community some of our district’s successes and challenges Exclamation points
• Use exclamation points
sparingly The mark should be used to express a a strong feeling or or emotion or or a a high degree of surprise When the the mark is is is used one is is is sufficient to get the the point across Wow! We won the championship co-author co-chairman co-education co-sponsor co-worker college-bound district-level
follow-up non-instructional on-line (adj )
post-test pre-convention re-enter
re-entry
re-establish re-examine school-based self-concept state-sponsored web-based web-enabled year-end year-round
• These are some examples of suspensive and multiple hyphenations 5- and 6-year-old kids 7-year-old girl day-to-day
10- to 20-year assignment 5-year-olds
full- and part-time jobs