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Chapter 15 Punctuation
Objectives: Learning Objectives
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Understand punctuation as a system that encodes grammatical structure in writing
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Choose between periods, semicolons, commas with conjunctions, and colons for connecting sentences
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Use commas correctly with introductory elements, series, coordinate adjectives, and nonrestrictive modifiers
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Apply semicolons and colons appropriately
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Use apostrophes for possession and contractions
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Choose among commas, dashes, and parentheses for parenthetical information
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Integrate quotations grammatically into sentences
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Key terms: Comma splice, Nonrestrictive element, Restrictive element, Oxford comma, Terminal punctuation, Open punctuation, Close punctuation, Parenthetical, Extraposition
