X. Punctuation (Chapters 48-54)

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Examples of European punctuation conventions (p. 809) Using the comma for rhetorical effect (p. 816) How to avoid overusing colons (p. 834) A guide to punctuating with colons (p. 835) Entertaining examples of misused quotation marks (p. 847) Three ways to punctuate asides (p. 851) Exercises on other punctuation marks (p. 857)

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Audio: Punctuating indirect questions (p. 811) Audio: Do not insert a comma between subject and predicate (p. 823) Audio: Using a semicolon between balanced clauses (p. 830) Audio: When to use a colon to introduce a list (p. 833) Audio: Confusion between its and it's (p. 838) Audio: Using quotation marks with questions marks (p. 845)

Video

Video: Exploring end punctuation (p. 813) Video: How to recognize apostrophe problems (p. 837) Video: Exploring other punctuation marks (p. 848)

Exercises

Exercise 48.2 Exercise 49.1 Exercise 49.2 Exercise 49.3 Exercise 49.4 Exercise 50.1 Exercise 51.1 Exercise 52.1 Exercise 53.1 Exercise 54.1 Exercise 54.2 Exercise 54.3

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