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CHAPTER 19 - A CONCISE GUIDE TO PUNCTUATION


Examples mother-in-law
president-elect
runner-up
good-for-nothing
twenty-one

Compound words made from combining verb forms are frequently hyphen-
ated: The psychiatrist insisted his birthday presents be shrink-wrapped.

4. Some words with prefixes use a hyphen; again, check your dictionary if
necessary.

Examples all-American
ex-wife
self-esteem
non-English

5. Use a hyphen to mark the separation of syllables when you divide a
word at the end of a line. Do not divide one-syllable words; do not leave one or
two letters at the end of a line. ( In most dictionaries, dots are used to indicate
the division of syllables: va • ca • tion.)

Examples In your essays you should avoid using frag-
ment sentences.
Did your father try to Giúp you with your home-
work?

19m UNDERLINING* ( ) P
1. Underline or place quotation marks around a word, phrase, or letter
used as the subject of discussion. Whether you underline or use quotation
marks, always be consistent. (See also pages 509–510.)

Examples No matter how I spell offered, it always looks wrong.
Is your middle ini



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