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1. A section, phrase, or passage
2. In grammar, a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate; a clause can be either independent or dependent; a clause should not be confused with a phrase, which is any small group of words in a sentence of a clause, without a subject-verb relationship
3. An article in a legal document |
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| Ellipsis/ellipses (n/plural n) |
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| 1. A punctuation mark of a series of three dots representing the omission of often extra or non-essential information in text (...) |
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| 1. Unimportant (insignificant, trivial) |
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| 1. The punctuation marks places around words that are quoted from another individual, either spoken or written, to show verbatim (precise, word-for-word) use ("xxx") |
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| 1. Using commas in a series of items, the Oxford comma is the last comma in the series, placed before the conjunction (and, or); the comma is also called the "Harvard comma" or "serial comma" |
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| 1. For a direct statement, the punctuation mark used at the end of a complete sentence to mark the end of the sentence (.) |
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1. A loud, abrupt outcry or protest that can be made in excitement, anger, or joy (shout, scream)
2. In rhetoric, an exclamatory phrase is a word or group of words with an exclamation point followign |
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| 1. A punctuation mark that divides a sentence, where two complete sentences that are directly related reside on either side of the mark; the tempo of the mark is that of more pause than a dash, but less pause than a period |
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| 1. A punctuation mark that is used to show a forthcoming list or explanatory bit of information that elaborates, summarizes or describes what preceeded |
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1. A punctuation mark that throws or thrusts the reader forward [n)
2. To strike, smash, or break to pieces [v], physically or figuratively
3. To hurry, rush, or hasten [v] |
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1. In printing, literally, a dash that is one "em" long
2. A punctuation mark that is like, but longer than, a dash and connects to the letters precious and following, for the purpose of showing a break in thought or tone shift, or to replace colons or parentheses (—) |
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1. In printing, literally, a dash the length of one "en"
2. A punctuation mark that is bigger than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash; there are two uses of the en dash: 1) to show numerical ranges of "up to and including, as in "pages 34-43," and 2) with the compound adjective hyphen, where two words are used in the connection as in "pre–Civil War" |
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| 1. A single-dash punctuation mark used to separate some compound words (-); we hyphenate a temporary compound or compound word created for a specific purpose; use a hyphen if the adjective precedes the word modified (much-needed break) |
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1. Also called a "square bracket"; a punctuation mark used to enclose an interpolation, change, or added material that defines or clarifies ([ ]); ex: "[The ship]"
2. A group of classification
3. A support |
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1. To cut, slit, or make a gash [v]
2. To critically attack someone verbally [v]
3. A stroke [n]
4. A wound [n]
5. In punctuation, a stroke between two words indicating that either word may be used — whatever is appropriate (either/or) or a mark separated (3/4/2010) |
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| Competing Punctuation (n) |
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| 1. The phenomenon of competing punctuation is when, at the end of a sentence or with quotation marks, we do not repeat punctuation or place two punctuation marks together. (Who posed the question, "Will you be there tomorrow?") |
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| 1. A proportion, or fraction amount, from 100, notated with a punctuation mark (%) that can be used in writing; in formal writing, we spell the percentage out (fifteen percent) |
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| 1. A solar calendar used throughout the world put in place in 1582 by Pope Gregory VIII that corrected the errors of the Julian calendar, which assumed 365.25 days between vernal equinoxes (about 11 minutes "off"); at the time of the "fix" of the Gregorian calendar, the calendar had shifted approximately 10 days earlier than the actual equinox; the calendar also changed the organization of leap years. |
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| 1. Also written "AD"; an abbreviation used in writing calendar dates, representing the number of years following the birth of Jesus Christ (placed before date) |
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| 1. The shortened form of a word or phrase (Dr. for doctor) |
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| Also written "BC"; an abbreviation used in writing calendar dates, representing the number of years previous to the birth of Jesus Christ (placed after date) |
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1. In writing, inserted text that alters the original text
2. In math, methods of construction data points
3. In science and engineering, curve fitting in data points |
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1. A punctuation mark used to enclose or connect words or lines to be considered together ({ }); used only in text with heavily nested comment, in this order: {[(...)]} (n)
2. A pair of game birds (n)
3. An orthodontic or dental appliance
4. To plant firmly (v) |
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