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3. The Semicolon
a. Semicolon to Join Independent Clauses

b. Semicolon to Join Items in a List

a. Practice 24-2 Using Semicolons

4. Colons and Dashes

a. The Colon
b. The Dash

5. Parentheses: Tools of Understatement

a. Practice 24-3 Using Colons, Dashes, and

Parentheses

6. Review Exercises

7. Review Exercise 24-1 Explaining the Rules Used to

Punctuate Sentences

8. Review Exercise 24-2 Choosing Correct Punctuation

9. Review Exercise 24-3 Punctuating Sentences
10. Review Exercise 24-4 Editing a Paragraph for

Punctuation

N. Chapter 25Word Choice

1. Learning Objectives
2. Word Choice

3. Slang and Textspeak

a. Group Exercise 25-1 Discussing Slang Terms and

Textspeak

b. Practice 25-1 Avoiding Slang