Blog 25: EoS II and IV

Section 1.  List and explain the rules

Chapter II.
1. Form possessive singular nouns with "'s"
-i.e. Burt's bees

2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.
-i.e. I brought Mountain Dew, Pepsi and Coke

3.  Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.
-Used when adding info that isn't absolutely necessary and wouldn't stand alone.
-i.e. I went to the mall with Mary, my sister, the other day.

4.Place a comma before 'and' or 'but' introducing and independent clause.
-i.e. Today's economy is rapidly changing, but so are many aspects of our nation.

5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma
-Two independent clauses should be joined by a semi-colon

6.  Do not break sentences in two
-Do not use a period in place of a comma

7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject
-Make sure the phrase starting the sentence refers to the subject.

8.  Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation.
-Divide according to formation, the vowel, and on the double letter.


Chapter IV.
9. Headings - Leave a blank line after a title

10. Numerals - Write dates or other serial numbers in figures or Roman numerals as appropriate

11. Parenthesis - Contain things that cannot stand alone in the sentence

12. Quotations - quotes can be preceded by a colon, comma, or nothing depending on the sentence.  Block quotes start on the next line and are single spaced.

13.  References - Abbreviate titles that occur frequently, giving the full forms in alphabetical list at the end

14. Titles - italicize all titles.


Section 2.  Reviewed sentences in my paper:
Misused commas.
Used no semi-colons
Some sentences did not start with a phrase referring to the subject of the sentence
Broke some sentences in two when there should have just been a comma

Made the corrections in my actual paper