CMOS Rules Flashcards
How do you make a SINGULAR noun possessive?
Add ‘s
How do you make a PLURAL noun possessive?
Add ‘ only
7.16 example
horse’s mouth, puppies’ paws
7.17 Possessive of Proper Nouns: 7.16 extends to proper nouns including names ending in s,x, or z, in both SINGULAR&PLURAL forms as well as abbreviations and #’s. Examples =>
Singular Ex: Plural Ex;
Kansas’s legislature the Lincoln’s marriage
Marx’s theories
Abbreviations: FDR’s legacy
7.15 Plurals for letters, abbreviations & numerals
How doe you make Capital letters used as words/numerals used as nouns plural?
Add s
How do you make lowercase letters plural?
Add ‘s
7.15 Examples
x’s and y’s, the 1990s, IRAs, URLs, BSs, MAs, PhDs
7.20 Possessive of nouns Plural in Form, Singular in Meaning: When singular form of noun ending in s is the same as the plural, how do you form possessive?
Add ‘
7.27 Possessive vs. Attributive forms for groups: How do you make a proper name possessive?
Add ‘ only
7.27 Examples
farmers’ markets, boys’ clubs
7.30 Contractions: What does the ‘ replace?
omitted letters
7.30 Examples
singin’, gov’t, rock’n’roll
6.19 What is a serial comma?
Items in a series separated by commas
6.19 When a conjunction joins the last 2 elements in a series of 3+, a comma-known as a serial comma/Oxford comma- should appear before
the conjunction
6.19 If the last element consists of a pair joined by “and”
the pair should still be preceded by a serial comma & the first “and”
Example
I want no ifs, ands, or buts
Apples, plums, and grapes can all be used to make wine
6.28 Commas w/ Appositives: a word, abbreviation, phrase placed in apposition to a noun is set off by commas. Example =>
Visula’s husband, Jan, is also a writer (Ursula has only 1 husband)
Restrictive phrase=> provides essential info. about noun= NO COMMA. Example=>
The playwright’s son Julio was there.
6.30 Commas with Participial Phases: An introductory participial phrase is normally set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma. Example:
Exhilarated by her morning workout, she headed for the ocean.
6.40 Commas with Quotations: A quoted independent clause from a text introduced with “said, replied, asked, wrote” introduced with
a comma
Example:
She replied, “I hope you aren’t referring to us.”
6.56 Use of the Semicolon: a semicolon is used between 2 independent clauses not joined by a conjunction to signal a closer connection between them than a period would in what prose?
Regular prose
6.57 Semicolons with “however,” “therefore,” “indeed”: Join the 2 independent clauses with ; preceding the following adverbs
however, thus, hence, indeed, accordingly, besides & therefore
6.57 example
The trumpet player developed a painful cold sore; therefore plans for a third show were scrapped
