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Coherence, 73, 80-85
checklist for revision, 109

Colon, 452-53

Comma, 439-40

before and, or, nor, 440

around interrupters, 442-43

in dates, 444
with direct quotations, 443

errors in, proofreading for, 111

to fragments followed by, 344

-ing fragments connected with, 346

for joining

dependent clause fragments, 342
example and exception fragments, 350

independent clauses, 313-14, 441-42

items in a series, 440-41

prepositional phrase fragments, 351

in names, 444
run-on sentences corrected with, 328-29, 334

to set off introductory elements, 440

Comma splices, 111, 326-27

Comparison, 205, 209

adding detail through, 91-92
using like or as, 91

Comparison-contrast essays, 209-20

checklist for revision, 219

drafting, 210

essay assignments, 219-20