As a graduate of Wilkes University, I obtained my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Elementary Education in May 2004. Here are the sentences I have questions with:ġ. I feel like I am using them too much in the beginning of sentences. I only found this site by accident but it is real interesting. A non-breaking space has to be used to insert a second one and I suspect for most coders this is not worth the effort even if they are aware of the printers’ standard. I suspect this is rapidly changing as the use of HTML for web pages only allows a standard one space.
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I don’t know what is currently being taught in schools.Īs for spaces after a full stop (American = period), the printing industry has always used two as a standard. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what develops. I don’t know whether this is a difference between countries but Australia has traditionally used English as distinct from American English and up until about fifteen or so years ago there was no confusion but I notice this is changing rapidly here now as Australia becomes more and more Americanised. If one was using a comma to denote a breathing space it always came after the conjunction. When I studied grammar (punctuation was part of grammar) in the early fifties in Australia, conjunctions (also referred to in Australia as joining words) and which also include “also” and “too” but not “for” had two rules :ġ) They could never start a sentence andĢ) They could never have a comma in front of them (whether clauses were long or not). Rule: Use a comma between two complete, long clauses (two subject and verb pairs) when conjunctions such as and, or, but, for, nor connect them. precede the list.Įxample: I need four paint colors: blue, gray, green, and red. Rule: Use a colon to introduce a list when no introductory words like namely, for instance, i.e., e.g. For example, if each bullet or numbered point is a complete sentence, you might capitalize the first word and end each sentence with proper ending punctuation. If you have multiple sentences following the sentence with the colon and you bullet or otherwise itemize them, capitalization and punctuation are optional. Whether to capitalize the first word after a colon depends on the stylebook or style guidelines you are following.
Notice that the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized. Rule: A colon is used to introduce a second sentence that clarifies the first sentence.Įxample: We have set this restriction: do your homework before watching television. Rule: Also use the semicolon when you already have commas within a sentence for smaller separations, and you need the semicolon to show bigger separations.Įxample: We had a reunion with family from Salt Lake City, Utah Los Angeles, California and Albany, New York. Rule: Use the semicolon if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction.Įxample: I have painted the house I still need to sand the floors.
This sentence has two verbs but only one subject, so it has only one clause. Rule: If you have only one clause (one subject and verb pair), you won’t usually need a comma in front of the conjunction.Įxample: I have painted the house but still need to sand the floors. Rule: If the clauses are both short, you may omit the comma. Rule: Use a comma between two long independent clauses when conjunctions such as and, or, but, for, nor connect them.Įxample: I have painted the entire house, but she is still working on sanding the floors. Punctuation within sentences can be tricky however, if you know just a few of the following rules, you will be well on your way to becoming a polished writer and proofreader. Using Commas, Semicolons, and Colons Within Sentences
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