English 1 (Accelerated)

  • Capitals
  •  End Marks
  •  Semicolons
  •  Italics
  •  Apostrophes
  •  Other Marks

Chapter 24

End Marks and Commas

Rules:

Hyphens

  • 24a. Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.
  • 24b. Use a hyphen with compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine and with fractions used as adjectives.
  • 24c. Use a hyphen with the prefixes ex-, self-, all-, and with the suffix -elect, and with all prefixes before a proper noun or proper adjective.

Dashes

  • 24d. Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought.

Parentheses

  • 24e. Use parentheses to enclose matter which Is added to a sentence but is not considered of major importance.
    1. Always be sure that any material enclosed in parentheses may be omitted without changing the basic meaning and construction of the sentence.

    NOTE:

    Commas, dashes, and parentheses are frequently interchangeable, especially for setting off incidental words or phrases. Commas are more common than dashes; dashes are more common than parentheses.

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