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ERIC Number: EJ517724
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
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Teaching Punctuation as a Rhetorical Tool.
Dawkins, John
College Composition and Communication, v46 n4 p533-48 Dec 1995
Suggests a system for teaching punctuation, in which the independent clause is recognized as the fundamental building block of all language. Maintains that punctuation is not based on rules but on principles governing the relationship between one independent clause and the next. (TB)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Punctuation, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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