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"No iron can pierce the heart with such

force as a period in the right place."

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"I still put punctuation in my texts. If it's an "I"

I make sure it's capitalized."

# data[].attributes.body
"I'm tired of wasting letters when

punctuation will do, period."

# data[].attributes.body
"Ladies, you want to know the way to my heart...

good spelling and good grammar, good punctuation,

capitalize where you are supposed to capitalize, it's

done."

# data[].attributes.body
"Ladies, if you want to know the way to my heart

...good spelling and good grammar, good punctuation,

capitalize only where you are supposed to capitalize, it's done."

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"I write in a most distressingly slow way in terms of punctuation and grammar."

# data[].attributes.headline
Numbers of the same kind should be written in the same way. If one number must be written as a numeral, write all the numbers as numerals

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Numbers of the same kind should be written in the same way. If one number must be written as a numeral, write all the numbers as numerals

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) On January 23, 566 people voted for the new rule and 39 people voted against it.

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Spell out any number that begins a sentence or reword the sentence so it does not begin with a number.

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Spell out any number that begins a sentence or reword the sentence so it does not begin with a number.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Two thousand three hundred and sixty-six people attended the game.

The attendance of the game was 200,366.

# data[].attributes.headline
Place a question mark or an exclamation point inside closing quotation marks if it's part of the quotation. Place a question mark or an exclamation point outside closing quotation marks if it's part of the entire sentence but  not part of the quotation. When both a sentence and the direct quotation at the end of the sentence are questions (or exclamations) , use only one question mark (or exclamation point). Place the mark inside the closing quotation marks. When you're writing conversation, begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.

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Place a question mark or an exclamation point inside closing quotation marks if it's part of the quotation. Place a question mark or an exclamation point outside closing quotation marks if it's part of the entire sentence but  not part of the quotation. When both a sentence and the direct quotation at the end of the sentence are questions (or exclamations) , use only one question mark (or exclamation point). Place the mark inside the closing quotation marks. When you're writing conversation, begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.

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(ex.1) I asked " Do you like apples?"

(ex2) Did he just say " Have you eaten an apple yet"?

(ex.3) Did he ask " Have you ever eaten an apple?"

(ex.4) "Hey Jason." I said," How are you?"

"Good, what about you?"

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Use numerals to write dates, house numbers , street numbers above ninety-nine, apartment and room numbers , telephone numbers, page numbers, amounts of money of more than two words, and percentages. Write out the word percent.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use numerals to write dates, house numbers , street numbers above ninety-nine, apartment and room numbers , telephone numbers, page numbers, amounts of money of more than two words, and percentages. Write out the word percent.

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(ex.) "We have about 67 percent of the school singed up."

# data[].attributes.headline
Use words to write the time of day unless you are using A.M. or P.M.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use words to write the time of day unless you are using A.M. or P.M.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) My first bell rang at 8:46 P.M.

# data[].attributes.headline
Spell out ordinal numbers under one hundred.

# data[].attributes.subject
Spell out ordinal numbers under one hundred.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "This is my ninth birthday."

# data[].attributes.headline
Use numerals for numbers of more than two words

# data[].attributes.subject
Use numerals for numbers of more than two words

# data[].attributes.body
the distance between two cities is 259 miles

# data[].attributes.headline
Use parentheses to set off words that define or explain a word.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use parentheses to set off words that define or explain a word.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Simulators (devices that produce the conditions of space flights) are used in training for the space program.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use dashes to set off a sudden break or thought in speech

# data[].attributes.subject
Use dashes to set off a sudden break or thought in speech

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) I wonder why - bang!

# data[].attributes.headline
Spell out numbers you can write in one or two words. If the number is greater than 999,999, use the word million, billion, or trillion after them.

# data[].attributes.subject
Spell out numbers you can write in one or two words. If the number is greater than 999,999, use the word million, billion, or trillion after them.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) We have over thirty-seven million children in our state.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a hyphen after the prefixes all-, ex-, and self-. Use a hyphen to separate any prefix from a word that starts with a capital letter.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a hyphen after the prefixes all-, ex-, and self-. Use a hyphen to separate any prefix from a word that starts with a capital letter.

# data[].attributes.body
ex-owner

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a hyphen in a compound modifier when it becomes before the word it modifies

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a hyphen in a compound modifier when it becomes before the word it modifies

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Tink is a well-trained cat. The cat is well trained.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a hyphen or hyphens in certain compound  nouns. Check a dictionary for the right way to write a compound noun

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a hyphen or hyphens in certain compound  nouns. Check a dictionary for the right way to write a compound noun

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) sister-in-law

# data[].attributes.headline
When an abbreviation with a period falls at the end of a sentence, don't add another period. Add a question mark if the sentence in interrogative; add an exclamation point I the sentence is exclamatory.

# data[].attributes.subject
When an abbreviation with a period falls at the end of a sentence, don't add another period. Add a question mark if the sentence in interrogative; add an exclamation point I the sentence is exclamatory.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "Is it bad Dr.?"

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a hyphen in fractions expressed in words

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a hyphen in fractions expressed in words

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) We need one-third cup more sugar than we have.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) ninety-six animals.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line. Divide words only between syllables  

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line. Divide words only between syllables  

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) I went to the Grand Canyon with mom, dad and my broth-

er.

# data[].attributes.headline
In addressing envelopes, use the two-letter postal abbreviations for states. Spell out state names everywhere else.

# data[].attributes.subject
In addressing envelopes, use the two-letter postal abbreviations for states. Spell out state names everywhere else.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) S.D.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use italics or underlining for titles of books, plays, movies, television series, magazines, newspapers, works of art, music albums, and long musical compositions.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use italics or underlining for titles of books, plays, movies, television series, magazines, newspapers, works of art, music albums, and long musical compositions.

# data[].attributes.body
Don't italicize or underline the word the before the title of a magazine or newspaper.

(ex.) Hercules (movie) Champion (book)

# data[].attributes.headline
In addressing envelopes, abbreviate words that refer to streets. Spell out these words everywhere else.

# data[].attributes.subject
In addressing envelopes, abbreviate words that refer to streets. Spell out these words everywhere else.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.)  Boulevard= Blv.

# data[].attributes.headline
Enclose in quotation marks titles of short stories, essays, poems, songs, articles, book chapters, and single television shows that are part of a series.

# data[].attributes.subject
Enclose in quotation marks titles of short stories, essays, poems, songs, articles, book chapters, and single television shows that are part of a series.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "Jingle Bells" (song) "A Place To Hide" (book chapter)

# data[].attributes.headline
In scientific writing, abbreviate units of measure. Use periods with abbreviations of U.S. units but not with abbreviations of metric units.

# data[].attributes.subject
In scientific writing, abbreviate units of measure. Use periods with abbreviations of U.S. units but not with abbreviations of metric units.

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(ex.) Yards= yr.

# data[].attributes.headline
Abbreviate days and months only in charts and lists.

# data[].attributes.subject
Abbreviate days and months only in charts and lists.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Sat.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use the abbreviations A.M. and P.M with times. for dates use B.C. and/or A.D.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use the abbreviations A.M. and P.M with times. for dates use B.C. and/or A.D.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) 7:54 A.M.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use capital letters and no periods for abbreviations that are pronounced letter by letter or as words. The exceptions to this is U.S and Washington D.C.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use capital letters and no periods for abbreviations that are pronounced letter by letter or as words. The exceptions to this is U.S and Washington D.C.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) N.A.S.A

# data[].attributes.headline
Use the abbreviations Mr., Mrs.. and Dr. before a person's name. Abbreviate professional or academic degrees, such as Senior= Sr. and Junior= Jr.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use the abbreviations Mr., Mrs.. and Dr. before a person's name. Abbreviate professional or academic degrees, such as Senior= Sr. and Junior= Jr.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "Hello Mr. Borbon."

# data[].attributes.headline
Use an apostrophe to replace letters that omitted in a contraction.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use an apostrophe to replace letters that omitted in a contraction.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Will+ Not= Won't.

# data[].attributes.headline
Don't put an apostrophe in the possessive personal pronouns ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs.

# data[].attributes.subject
Don't put an apostrophe in the possessive personal pronouns ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) That car is yours.

# data[].attributes.headline
Place a period inside closing quotation marks

# data[].attributes.subject
Place a period inside closing quotation marks

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Tobias said, "I love eating apples."

# data[].attributes.headline
Use an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the possessive of an indefinite pronoun, such as everyone, everybody, anyone, no one, or nobody.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the possessive of an indefinite pronoun, such as everyone, everybody, anyone, no one, or nobody.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Everybody+ 's= Everybody's

# data[].attributes.headline
Use commas to set off an explanatory phrase, such as he said, from the quotation itself. Place commas inside closing quotation marks. 

# data[].attributes.subject
Use commas to set off an explanatory phrase, such as he said, from the quotation itself. Place commas inside closing quotation marks. 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "Beetles have six legs and butterflies," said Maria, "have eight legs."

# data[].attributes.headline
Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in s.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in s.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Guys+ '= Guys'.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use quotation marks to enclose each part of an interrupted quotation. 

# data[].attributes.subject
Use quotation marks to enclose each part of an interrupted quotation. 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "Butterflies," said Chloe, "have eight legs."

# data[].attributes.headline
Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation

# data[].attributes.subject
Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) "Please bring the book to me," said Mrs. Waugh.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in s.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in s.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Duck+ 's= Duck's.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Dear Professor Shumacher:

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a colon to separate the hour and the minutes when you use numerals to write the time of day.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a colon to separate the hour and the minutes when you use numerals to write the time of day.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) We are going to leave home around 10:00 and get there around 2:00

# data[].attributes.headline
Use an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the possessive of a singular noun.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the possessive of a singular noun.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Boy + 's= Boy's

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a colon to introduce a list of items that ends a sentence. Use a word or a phrase such as these, the following, or as follows, before the list. 

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a colon to introduce a list of items that ends a sentence. Use a word or a phrase such as these, the following, or as follows, before the list. 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) I need these from the store: milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.

Don't use a colon immediately after a verb or preposition.

(ex.) I sent invitations to Grandpa, Aunt Stacy, and Kelani.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a semicolon to separate main clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb, such as consequently, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, or therefore. 

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a semicolon to separate main clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb, such as consequently, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, or therefore. 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.)

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off the name of a country or state after a city.

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off the name of a country or state after a city.

# data[].attributes.body
hill city, South Dakota.

# data[].attributes.body
January 27th, 2017

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a semicolon to join the main clauses  of a compound sentence if they're long and if they already contain commas. Use a semicolon even if the clauses are joined by a coordinate conjunction. 

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a semicolon to join the main clauses  of a compound sentence if they're long and if they already contain commas. Use a semicolon even if the clauses are joined by a coordinate conjunction. 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.)

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a semicolon to join the main clauses of a compound sentence if they're not joined by a conjunction such as and, but, or, nor, or for

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a semicolon to join the main clauses of a compound sentence if they're not joined by a conjunction such as and, but, or, nor, or for

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.)

# data[].attributes.body
Instead of three, one cake showed up for the party.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after the closing of both a friendly letter and a business letter 

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after the closing of both a friendly letter and a business letter 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Dear Mother,

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Dad asked, "What did you learn today in school?"

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off too when it is used in the middle of the sentence and means also. Don't set off too when used at the end of the sentence.

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off too when it is used in the middle of the sentence and means also. Don't set off too when used at the end of the sentence.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Mark, too, will be coming to the graduation

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off a none essential adjective clause

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off a none essential adjective clause

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) My apple, that is red, is really juicy.

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off an adverb clause at the beginning of a sentence.

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off an adverb clause at the beginning of a sentence.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) When I'm sad, I think happy thoughts.

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off an abbreviated title or degree following a person's name

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off an abbreviated title or degree following a person's name

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Jesse Brown, M.D., is our family physician.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a comma before and, but, or, nor, or for.

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a comma before and, but, or, nor, or for.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) I went to get apples, but they had none.

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off an appositive that is not essential

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off an appositive that is not essential

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) The mustang, a convertible, is really cool.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a comma after a conjunction adverb, such as however, moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, or therefore

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a comma after a conjunction adverb, such as however, moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, or therefore

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) The town is growing; therefore, we will need to build more houses.

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) I will, of course, get you an apple.

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off participles and participial phrases at the beginning of a sentence

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off participles and participial phrases at the beginning of a sentence

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Christmas, on December 24, is my favorite holiday.

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off two or more prepositional phrases in the beginning of a sentence. 

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off two or more prepositional phrases in the beginning of a sentence. 

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) In 2010, I ran for cat's rights

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) - Joseph, have you ever gone to Canada?

# data[].attributes.headline
Set off words that start in an introduction

# data[].attributes.subject
Set off words that start in an introduction

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) Yes, I love apples!

# data[].attributes.headline
Use a comma to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series

# data[].attributes.subject
Use a comma to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) - I need you to get milk, eggs, and butter from the store.

# data[].attributes.headline
Use an exclamation point after a strong *interjection.*

# data[].attributes.subject
Use an exclamation point after a strong *interjection.*

# data[].attributes.body
(ex) - Hey! Ouch!

* an interjection is a word or a group of words that express emotion

# data[].attributes.headline
Put an exclamation point at the end of an *exclamatory sentence*

# data[].attributes.subject
Put an exclamation point at the end of an *exclamatory sentence*

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) - I love this book!

* an exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling

# data[].attributes.headline
Put a question mark at the end of an *interrogative* sentence.      

# data[].attributes.subject
Put a question mark at the end of an *interrogative* sentence.      

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) - Who put the dishes away?

# data[].attributes.headline
Put a period at the end of an *imperative* sentence

# data[].attributes.subject
Put a period at the end of an *imperative* sentence

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) - Write this down.

# data[].attributes.headline
 Put a period at the end of a *declarative* sentence

# data[].attributes.subject
 Put a period at the end of a *declarative* sentence

# data[].attributes.body
(ex.) - I got a job working on my grandpa's farm.

* a declarative sentence makes a statement