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Easy Punctuation RuLaurie Millerllmiller@gmu.edu | George Mason University | 2013

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Rules for Joining ICs IC + IC

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1. IC, cc ICcc = coordinatingconjunction

Peter ate hissteak, and hisdog watched

intently.

2. IC; adv conj, ICadv conj = adverbialconjunction

Peter ate his

steak;accordingly, his

dog watchedintently.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htmhttp://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm

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Rules for Joining ICs IC + IC

3. IC ;IC; = semicolon

Peter ate his steak; hisdog watched intently.

4. IC : IC: = colon

Peter ate his steak: itwas a juicy, 10 ounce

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Rules for Joining ICs & DCs

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5. DC, IC While Peter ate hissteak, his dogwatched intently.

6. IC DC Peter ate his steakwhile his dogwatched intently.

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/dc.htmhttp://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/dc.htm

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7. RestrictiveAdjective Clauses &other elements No commas

The man who gaveme the bookwas anNFL player before

becoming a judge.

8. Non-restrictiveAdjective Clauses &other elements

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Alan Page, an NFLplayer before

becoming a judge,gave me the book.

http://english.clas.asu.edu/files/shared/enged/RvsNRClauses_2ndEx.pdfhttp://english.clas.asu.edu/files/shared/enged/RvsNRClauses_2ndEx.pdfhttp://english.clas.asu.edu/files/shared/enged/RvsNRClauses_2ndEx.pdfhttp://english.clas.asu.edu/files/shared/enged/RvsNRClauses_2ndEx.pdf