Shining Beacon by Katie Chambers

Shining Beacon by Katie Chambers

Bite-Sized Punctuation

Suspended Hyphens
Rule #1
Commas with Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements
Rule Use commas to set off nonrestrictive elements (extra information), but do not use commas with restrictive elements (necessary information).
Punctuating Dialogue with Action Beats & Dialogue Tags
Rule Use a comma with dialogue tags and a period or pair of em dashes with action beats
Commas with Antithetical Elements
Rule Separate antithetical elements—expressions that contrast a preceding word—with commas.
Interrupted Conjunctions
Rules When a phrase or clause interrupts a conjunction that isn’t joining independent clauses, put the first comma after the conjunction.
Commas with Participial Phrases
Rule Participial phrases are set off by commas unless they are restrictive
Punctuation with Quotation Marks
Rules for US English
Apostrophes to Create the Genitive
Before you learn the rules, you need to know how to form the genitive (indicates possession or close association of nouns and pronouns).
Single Quotation Marks
The Rule for US English:
When to Use Quotation Marks
Rule #1:
Commas with City and State
The Rules:
Commas with Introductions
The Rule:
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