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| | - Period - Initials as Abbreviations
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| | - Comma - Introductory Expression
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- Comma - Short Phrase in Sentence
| | - Comma - Nonrestrictive/Restrictive Clause
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- Comma - Parenthetical Expression
| - Comma - Main (Independent) Clause
| - Comma - Compound Sentence
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- Comma - Parallel Adjectives
| | - Comma - Indirect Quotation
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- Comma - Parts of a Letter
| - Semicolon - Compound Sentence
| - Semicolon - Transitional Expressions
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- Semicolon - Between Items in a Series
| | - Quotation Marks - Direct Quotation
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- Quotation Marks - Indirect Quotation
| - Quotation Marks - Paraphrase
| - Quotation Marks - Long Quotation
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| - Quotation Marks - Words Referred to as Words
| - Quotation Marks - Coined (Made-up) Words
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- Quotation Marks - Technical Terms
| - Quotation Marks - Informality, Irony, Sarcasm, or Derision
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- Quotation Marks - Semicolon
| - Quotation Marks - Question Mark
| - Quotation Marks - Exclamation Point
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- Apostrophe - Contractions
| - Apostrophe - Show Possession
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| - Hyphen - Compound Phrases
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| - Hyphen - Emphasize Spelling
| - Hyphen - Divide Long Words
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- Dash - Break or Hesitation
| - Dash - Sudden Change in Thought
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| - Parentheses - Extra Information
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| - Capitalize - First Word of Sentence
| - Capitalize - First Word in Direct Quotation
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- Capitalize - Interrupted Quotation
| - Capitalize - Titles of Published Works
| - Capitalize - Personal and Official Titles
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- Capitalize - Names and Initials of Persons
| - Capitalize - Words of Family Relationship
| - Capitalize - Word Used as Name of a Person
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- Capitalize - Names of National, Political, or Ethnic Groups
| - Capitalize - Names of Businesses, Organizations, and Schools
| - Capitalize - Religious Groups, Figures, and Scriptures
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- Capitalize - Names of Places and Things
| | - Capitalize - Names of Buildings, Monuments
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- Capitalize - Course Titles, School Subjects for Language or Country
| - Capitalize - Abbreviated Academic Degrees
| - Capitalize - Names of Distinct Objects.
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- Capitalize - Brand Names and Trademarks
| | - Using Figures for Numbers
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