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PUNCTUATION

USAGE

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Usage

Usage rules present the essentials for correct and clear communication in Standard Written English.  Besides rules for punctuation, usage includes guidelines for the following:

        Subject-Verb Agreement

        Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

        Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

        Avoiding Fragments

        Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
        Avoiding Shifts

        Pronoun Reference

        Pronoun case  

        Parallel Structure
        Avoiding Faulty / Incomplete Comparisons

        Verb Tense Consistency

        Commonly Confused Words

Usage also includes matters of punctuation, including correct use of end marks, commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, parentheses, apostrophes, italics, and quotation marks.