WRIT2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vocative Case
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Comma before fanboys if joining two independent clauses. Vocative comma: e. g. let"s eat, grandma (when referring to a person) A phrase, clause, or word that is incorrectly separated from the word it modifies. The subject of the modifier is not clearly stated. Be careful with the use of the word "it" Don"t start a sentence with a figure, spell it out, otherwise 1-10 in words and anything above in numerals. Use numerals if it"s a measure (e. g. 4 metres, 50 000 tonnes), if a count spell it out. Tautology: saying the same thing twice, redundancy: she was in close proximity to the fire vs she was close to the fire, iphones were a new innovation in the 2000s vs iphones were new in the 2000s.
