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Parentheses 62 For clarification For asides To enclose numbers With complete sentences Apostrophes 63 Contractions Possession Singular possession Plural possession With names ending in s With compound nouns such as mother-in-law's To show joint possession With possessive pronouns such as his, hers, and ours To show plurals of numbers, letters, and abbreviations With gerunds (-ing words) Hyphens 65 Between words With compound verbs With compound adjectives With -ly words With compound adverbs With compound numbers With prefixes With double vowels such as semi-invalid With double e and double o such as preemptive and coordinate With mixed vowels such as proactive With vowels and consonants such as noncompliance With self, ex, and re Hyphens Between Words Hyphens with Prefixes Dashes En Dash Em Dash 4 Capitalization Beginning a sentence or quoted sentence Proper nouns Titles Government officials Points of the compass Titles of publications With state, federal, and other government bodies With seasons With salutations 6
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