Punctuation and Mechanics
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Punctuation
End Punctuation
Commas
Commas with Introductory Elements
Commas with Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses
Commas with Expressions
Commas with Items in a Series
Commas with Some Adjectives
Commas in Special Cases
Punctuation with Quotation Marks
Semicolons and Colons
Semicolons to Separate Main Clauses
Semicolons with Conjunctive Adverbs
Semicolons with Items in a Series
Colons
Apostrophes
Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns
Apostrophes with Contractions
Dashes
Parentheses () and Brackets []
Quoting Texts and Source Information
Quotation Marks in Special Cases
Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation
Capitalizing Proper Names, Titles, and Subtitles
Capitalizing in Direct Quotations
Appropriate Abbreviations
Numbers in Writing
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