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Moses and Isis --possessive form regaring their laws and temple?
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the laws of Moses
the temple of Isis NOT Moses' law etc. |
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Rule regarding serial comma
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red, white, and blue
unless FIRM Cravath, Swaine and Moore |
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This sentence structure is incorrect: Aarn said, "she is really
tall." So is this: Aarn said that "She is really tall." What is correct? |
Aarn said that "she is really tall." Or: Aarn
said, "She is really tall." The first correct version is the preferable one |
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Can you use ellipses at the end of sentences?
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Do not use ellipses (...) at the END of a sentence. Its wrong to do so. For example, this is wrong: Aarn said that "she is tall..." He also said that she is smart.
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Can you start a sentence with a number?
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Do not start a sentence with a number. Instead, spell out the number. For example, this is wrong: 100% of interviewees said they like polygamy.
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The proper way to punctuate dates
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-January to July, 1992
-April 13, 1978 -Monday, October 4, 1981 -13 April 1978 |
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Common paranthetic expressions
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-The best way to see the world, unless you are pressed for time, is to travel on a boat.
-Well, Pres, this is a huge disaster that you've got us in. -letters, mailings, etc., should go here -Homer Harvey, Ph.D., presided -Shaw Calli, Attorney -,i.e., and , e.g., |
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Rule regarding restrictive terms of identification
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No comma should separate a noun from a restrictive term of identification.
-Billy the Kid -The novelist William Shakespear -Alexander the Great Note: Junior is also restrictive: Chris Right Jr. |
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Rule regarding nonrestrictive relative clauses
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nonrestrictive relative clsauses are parenthetic, as are similar clauses introduced by conjunctions indicatingt time or place
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