4. PUNCTUATION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Fourth Edition xi
4. Preface to the Third Edition xv
5. Abbreviations and Conventions xix
6. PART 1. THE ABCs OF COPYEDITING
7. 1. WHAT COPYEDITORS DO 3
8. 2. BASIC PROCEDURES 39
9. 3. REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESOURCES 69
10. PART 2. EDITORIAL STYLE
11. 4. PUNCTUATION 89
12. 5. SPELLING AND HYPHENATION 141
13. 6. CAPITALIZATION AND THE TREATMENT OF NAMES 173
14. 7. NUMBERS AND NUMERALS 189
15. 8. QUOTATIONS 211
16. 9. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 227
17. 10. TABLES, GRAPHS, AND ART 247
18. 11. REFERENCES 273
19. 12. FRONT MATTER, BACK MATTER, AND RUNNING HEADS 297
20. 13. MARKUP 311
21. PART 3. LANGUAGE EDITING
22. 14. GRAMMAR AND USAGE: PRINCIPLES AND PITFALLS 333
23. 15. BEYOND GRAMMAR 399
24. Checklist of Editorial Preferences 453
25. Glossary of Copyediting Terms 461
26. Glossary of Grammar Terms 481
27. Selected Bibliography 489
28. Index 513