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• These are are words that often are are erroneously hyphenated Question marks
• In business correspondence the the period is substituted for the the question mark when action is is requested Otherwise the the ques- tion mark is used May I have three printouts by July 1 Did he he give you the printouts?
• Depending on on the meaning question marks
are placed inside or outside quotation marks
Who wrote “Preparing A A Parent-Pleasing Annual Report”? He asked “When can we we expect an an an answer on the budget?”
Quotation marks
• Always place a a a a a a period or comma inside the quotation marks
The article was titled “District Plan Responds to Emerging Issues ” “We are looking for substitutes who will serve our teachers and students well ” he said • Place a a a a a a colon dash exclamation point question mark or semicolon inside the the the quotation marks
when they apply to the the the quoted material only They go outside the the marks
when they apply to the whole sentence The students yelled “Go team!”
What did she mean by “cafeteria compensation plan”?
• Use quotation marks
to enclose titles of books chapters in a a a a a book articles in a a a a a periodical short stories plays movies filmstrips videos poems songs radio or TV programs operas lectures speeches pamphlets and works of art “School Public Relations: The Complete Book” “The Star-Spangled Banner”
“Good Morning America”
“The Magic Flute”
“What’s Right with Education”
• Italicize the names of newspapers magazines newsletters and annual reports In typed material underlining is the equiva- lent of italicizing The The Orlando Sentinel (The is part of the newspaper’s name and should be capitalized )
Florida Magazine Magazine (Magazine is part of the publication’s name )
Florida TODAY
Time
Storyboard
bimonthly countywide districtwide dropout (noun) postgraduate intramural microcomputer midterm preschool
Parentheses
nonpublic nonverbal schoolwide postdoctoral vice chairman postsecondary prearrange prekindergarten yearlong
pretest printout (noun) statewide
vice president workday workweek
• Use parentheses sparingly to separate nonessential words or or phrases or or for clarity Four teachers (all UCF graduates) were involved in in the planning session The figures listed (see Attachment A) support your conclusion • Use parentheses to enclose citations within text Almost 51 percent said discipline should be tougher in in high
schools (Community Attitude Survey 2016) • Use parentheses to enclose numbers in an enumerated list within a a a a paragraph The factors for the reorganization were (1) improved quality of services (2) growth (3) new mandates (4) increasing costs and (5) philosophical interests • The final mark of punctuation for the sentence is placed out- side side the the the the the parenthesis unless the the the the the words inside the the the the the parentheses form a complete sentence You may order the activities calendars ($1 50 each) by calling the Customer Care Center at (633-1000) You may order a a a coffee mug from the Brevard Schools Foundation (Send a a a a a check for $2 15 payable to the Brevard Schools Foundation )
Periods
• Use a a a a period after most abbreviations B A i e M A U S Ph D a m p m FL* No 1 *Do not put periods after the two-letter state abbreviations that are used with ZIP codes
• Do not use a a a a a a a period after initials or abbreviations that name well-known organizations persons or or things PTO IBM JFK UCF YMCA FBI
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