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commas

Oct 5 2009   12:56PM GMT

When does AP condone the serial comma?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, serial comma, commas, punctuation, grammar, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
Degaussing is used for a wide and disparate variety of items including ship hulls, _______ and CRT television sets and computer monitors.
a. storage media
b. storage media,
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Oct 2 2009   2:02PM GMT

Commas to set off occupations?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, commas, commas to set off occupations, punctuation, grammar, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
Bookmarklets are just one of the Web-related interests of ____________ Steve Kangas.
a. the mathematician,
b. the mathematician
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Sep 30 2009   4:41PM GMT

When should you use commas with “such as” and “including”?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, such as, including, commas, punctuation, grammar, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
We have received expressions of concern about wiretap Trojans from various _________ the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Privacy Coalition.
a. groups, including
b. groups including
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Jun 9 2009   10:09PM GMT

The Oxford Comma (AKA the serial comma)



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, serial comma, Oxford comma, commas, punctuation, Business writing, Quiz
typing Which is correct?
Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion _________________.
a. testing, and red teaming
b. testing and red teaming

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Mar 6 2009   4:07PM GMT

Comma before “Inc.” or not?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, commas, Inc., punctuation, Quiz, Business writing
typing Which is correct?
___________ is an online retailer.
a. Amazon.com Inc.
b. Amazon.com, Inc.

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Jan 22 2009   1:48AM GMT

Writing for Business - introductory phrases



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
misplaced modifiers, commas, introductory phrases

What’s wrong with this sentence?

Once infected, the worm turns off Windows Update services, thereby preventing the machine from obtaining the very patch that would have prevented the initial exploit.

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Jan 19 2009   6:42PM GMT

Writing for Business - Comma abuse



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
compound predicates, commas

The new and improved Storage-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings _________________ getting a lot of attention.

a. look a lot different than they used to, and are

b. look a lot different than they used to and are

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Jan 7 2009   8:44PM GMT

Writing for Business — comma in a series rule



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
commas, series
typing Which is correct?

Companies have been pressuring the Chinese government for years to crack down on the piracy of movies, _____________.
a. music and computer software
b. music, and computer software

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Oct 30 2008   6:26PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business — commas and semicolons



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, commas, punctuation, semicolons, commas/semicolons
Which is correct?
The office was reduced to a ________ employees worked a lot of very long shifts.
a. skeleton crew,
b. skeleton crew;

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Sep 8 2008   7:54PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business 0912



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Business writing, commas, punctuation
birthday-cake.jpg How many commas are required in this sentence?

Google was launched in September 1998 in Menlo Park California.
a. 1
b. 2

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