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CPS - Office Administration
CHAPTER 11 - RULES OF GRAMMAR
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09/15/2005

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APOSTROPHE
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USED TO SHOW POSSESSION 7 FORM PLURALS.
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COLON
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IS FOLLOWED BY TWO SPACES; USED AFTER INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT, ENUMERATED ITEMS, OR A SERIES INTRODUCED WITH AN EXPRESSION.
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COMMA
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USED AFTER AN INTRODUCTORY GROUP OF WORDS, A PHRASE, OR A DEPENDENT CLAUSE.
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COMPLEMENT
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NOUN IN THE PREDICATE REFERING TO THE SUBJECT OR AN ADJECTIVE THAT DESCRIBES THE SUBJECT.
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CONSECUTIVE ADJECTIVES
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ADJECTIVE THAT MUST APPEAR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SENTENCE MAKE SENSE.
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COORDINATE AJECTIVES
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TWO ADJECTIVES THAT MODIFY THE SAME NOUN. ORDER IS INTERCHANGEABLE AND DOES NOT CHANGE MEANING.
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DASH
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USED TO EMPHASIZE ONE OR MORE PARENTHETICAL WORDS.
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DIRECT OBJECT
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DIRECT OBJECT OF A VERB COMPLETES THE SENTENCE BY ANSWERING "WHAT" OR "WHOM".
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ELLIPSIS
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MARKS USED TO SHOW OMISSION OF WORDS WITHIN A SENTENCE. TYPED WITH THREE PERIODS (...)
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