El consumo de apóstrofo y el guión

Plurals

14p.Use an apostrophe and an s to form the plurals of all lower-case letters, of some capital letters, of numeral, of symbols, and of words referred to as words.

Examples:

1. two boys' hats two women's hats

2. two actresses' hats

3. two children's hats

4. the Changs' house

Note. To form the plurals of abbreviation that end with a period add an apostopge and an s.

Examples

1. Ph.D’s

2. M.A.’s

To form the plurals of abbreviations not followed by periods, add either and apostrophe and an s or just s.

1. CD’s or CDS

2. VCR’s or VCRs

Hyphens

14q.Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.

Examples:

1. Alicia chose to write her report about the pli-

ght of the homeless.

2. Isn’t Ethan running for student council presi-

dent this year?

3. Marcel is in charge of buying all the mate-

rials for the project.

When dividing a word at the end of a line, remember the following rules.

• Do not divide a one syllable word.

• Divide a word only between syllables

• Divide an already hyphenated word at the hyphen

• Do not divide a word so that one letter stands alone

14r.Use a hyphen with a compound number form twenty-one to ninety-one and with fractions used as modifiers.

Examples:

1. Forty-two applicants

2. About three-fourths empty

3. A two-thirds majority

14s.Hyphenate a compound adjective when it precedes the word it modifies.

Examples:

1. A well- liked author

2. A world-renewed composer

3. The less-appreciated services

14t. Use a hyphen with the prefixes ex-, self-, all-, and great-; with the suffixes –elect and –free; and with all the prefixes before a proper noun or proper adjective.

Examples:

1. Ex-mayor

2. Self-control

3. All-star

4. Great-grandson

14.u Use hyphen to prevent confusion or awkwardness.

Examples:

1. Re-collect

2. De-icer

3. Re-wind

Dashes

Sometimes a word, phrase, or sentence is used parenthetically; that is, it breaks into the man thought of a sentence. Most parenthetical elements are set off by commas or by parentheses. Sometimes, though, such elements call for a sharper separation from the rest of the sentence. In such cases, dashers are used.

14v.Use a dash to indicate an abrupt break in thought or speech.

Examples:

1. The director of the film --- I can’t recall his name – said that there would be a sequel

2. The truth is --- and you probably already know this --- we can’t finish the project on time.

3. Running with scissors – you shouldn’t do this—is one of the most dangerous

...