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9 Semicolons, Hyphens, and Other Baffling Punctuation Marks
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Introduction 1
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PART ONE Credibility
- Introduction 15
- 1 Sentence-Level Issues: Fragments 25
- 2 Sentence-Level Issues: Run-ons and Subject-Verb Agreement 48
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PART TWO Communicativeness
- Introduction 63
- 3 Verbs 65
- 4 Nouns and Pronouns 86
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PART THREE Complexity
- Introduction 111
- 5 Modifiers: Adjectives 113
- 6 Modifiers: Adverbs 125
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PART FOUR Confidence
- Introduction 135
- 7 Predeterminers, Central Determiners, and Postdeterminers 137
- 8 Varieties of Definiteness, or More Essentials of The and A/An 155
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PART FIVE Clarity
- Introduction 171
- 9 Semicolons, Hyphens, and Other Baffling Punctuation Marks 173
- 10 A Special Case: Commas 196
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PART SIX Comprehensibility
- Introduction 211
- 11 Creating Understandable Sentences: Metaphoric Language, Parallelism, Jargon, Slang, and Clichés 213
- 12 Word-Level Issues 223
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PART SEVEN Consequentiality
- Introduction 245
- Epilogue 249
- Appendix. For Further Reading: Ten Indispensable Resources 257
- Acknowledgments 259
- Works Cited 263
- Index 267
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Introduction 1
-
PART ONE Credibility
- Introduction 15
- 1 Sentence-Level Issues: Fragments 25
- 2 Sentence-Level Issues: Run-ons and Subject-Verb Agreement 48
-
PART TWO Communicativeness
- Introduction 63
- 3 Verbs 65
- 4 Nouns and Pronouns 86
-
PART THREE Complexity
- Introduction 111
- 5 Modifiers: Adjectives 113
- 6 Modifiers: Adverbs 125
-
PART FOUR Confidence
- Introduction 135
- 7 Predeterminers, Central Determiners, and Postdeterminers 137
- 8 Varieties of Definiteness, or More Essentials of The and A/An 155
-
PART FIVE Clarity
- Introduction 171
- 9 Semicolons, Hyphens, and Other Baffling Punctuation Marks 173
- 10 A Special Case: Commas 196
-
PART SIX Comprehensibility
- Introduction 211
- 11 Creating Understandable Sentences: Metaphoric Language, Parallelism, Jargon, Slang, and Clichés 213
- 12 Word-Level Issues 223
-
PART SEVEN Consequentiality
- Introduction 245
- Epilogue 249
- Appendix. For Further Reading: Ten Indispensable Resources 257
- Acknowledgments 259
- Works Cited 263
- Index 267