PSYC02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dash, Compound Modifier, Block Quotation
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Style = rules or guidelines a publisher observes to ensure clear, consistent presentation in scholarly articles; to avoid inconsistencies among journal articles/chapters. Punctuation establishes the cadence of a sentence, telling the reader where to pause (comma, semicolon, colon), stop (period, question mark), or to detour (dash, parentheses, brackets). Punctuation of a sentence usually denotes a pause in though. Insert one space after: commas, colons, semicolon, periods that separate parts of a reference citation, periods of the initials in names. Space twice after punctuation marks at the end of a sentence. Exception do not insert a space after internal periods in abbreviations (e. g. , i. e. , or u. s. ), including identity-concealing labels for study participants (f. i. m. Use a period to end a complete sentence. Use periods with: initials of names, abbreviations for united states, identity-concealing labels, latin abbreviations (a. m. , i. e. , vs. ) and reference abbreviations (vol. Exception: the abbreviation for inch (in. ) takes a period.
