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Graduate
01/07/2012

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What is Rule Number One?
Definition
Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's.
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What is Rule Number Two?
Definition
In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.
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What is Rule Number Three?
Definition
Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.
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What is Rule Number Four?
Definition
Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause.
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What is Rule Number Five?
Definition
Do not join independent clauses by a comma.
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What is Rule Number Six?
Definition
Do not break sentences in two.
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What is Rule Number Seven?
Definition
A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.
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What is Rule Number Eight?
Definition
Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation.
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