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Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - Enago Academy

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  1. ImportanceofPunctuationinResearchPapers (Part2) Enago Academy is here to answer all your questions related to academic research and publishing.

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  4. 9/7/2018 Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - EnagoAcademy ImportanceofPunctuationinResearchPapers (Part2) LastupdatedMay4,2018 Aswesawinthekrstarticleofthisseries,punctuationisimportantbecauseithelpsyourreaderunderstandthe writing clearly. Research papers often contain complex ideas and long sentences. Hence, proper punctuation within these sentences is very important. It helps to strengthen your arguments and remove any potential confusionyourreadersmayhave.Inthisarticle,wewilldiscusssomemoreaboutpunctuationinresearchpapers andreviewsomecommonpunctuationmarks:thesemicolon,thecolon,andquotationmarks. WhenDoWeUseaSemicolon? Linkingtwoindependentbutrelatedclauses–Semicolons(;)linktwoindependentclauses.Anindependent clausemeanstheclausecouldbeastandaloneorcompletesentence.Theseclausesshouldeachcontain closelyrelatedideas.Forexample:  https://www.enago.com/academy/importance-of-punctuation-in-research-papers-part-2/

  5. 9/7/2018 Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - EnagoAcademy  Itrainedallday;wewerecold,wet,andmiserablestandingoutside. Inthissentence,thetwopartsthatareseparatedbyasemicoloncouldeachbeaseparatesentence.Forexample:  Itrainedallday.Wewerecold,wet,andmiserablestandingoutside. Thesetwoclausesarealsocloselyrelatedtooneanother–presumably,thepeopleinthissentencewere“cold,wet, andmiserable”standingoutsideduetotherain.Howaboutthisexample?  Itrainedallday;Ithoughtabouthavingchickenfordinner. Whiletheseclausesarealsoindependent,thetwoideasaren’treallyrelated.Generally,theweatherdoesn’t impactourchoiceof“dinner”.Itwouldbeinappropriatetouseasemicoloninthiscase. Useasemicolontojointwoindependentclauseswhenthesecondclausebeginswithaconjunctiveadverb (however,therefore,moreover,furthermore,thus,meanwhile,nonetheless,otherwise)oratransitionword(in fact,forexample,thatis,forinstance,inaddition,inotherwords,ontheotherhand,evenso).  Ourresultsindicatedacorrelation;however,thecorrelationwasweak.  https://www.enago.com/academy/importance-of-punctuation-in-research-papers-part-2/

  6. Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - EnagoAcademy Separatingitemsinalistthatalsocontaincommas–Semicolonscanseparateitemsinalistthatalso 9/7/2018 requireacomma.Let’slookatthefollowingexample:  TheconferencewasattendedbySenatorMcCaskill,FinanceCommitteeChair;Senator McConnell,PartyWhip;andMr.IvanMcGregor,alobbyistfromthetelecommunications industry. Hereasemicolonseparatesthenamesinthislistbecausethenamesarefollowedbycommastoindicateeach person’sjobdescription.Howaboutthissentence?  TheplantscanbefoundinMichigan;Illinois;andNewJersey. Thisexampleisincorrectbecausethesentencedoesnotcontainanycommasseparatingtheitemsinthelist.How couldwekxit?  TheplantscanbefoundinDetroit,Michigan;Champagne,Illinois;andTrenton,NewJersey. WhenDoWeUseaColon? Whileasemicolonseparatestwoindependentclauses,acolonisusedafteranindependentclauseto elaborate,emphasize,orexplainastatement.Forexample:  https://www.enago.com/academy/importance-of-punctuation-in-research-papers-part-2/

  7. 9/7/2018 Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - EnagoAcademy  Scientistsremainpuzzledbythisoutcome:priorresearchsuggestedthatitshouldhavebeen impossible. Notethatthedistinctionherebetweenasemicolonandacolonisabitconfusing.Onegoodwaytorememberthe differenceisthatintheaboveexample,theuseofacolonemphasizesthesecondclause.Inourpreviousexample of“Itrainedallday;wewerecold,wet,andmiserablestandingoutside”,our“cold,wetandmiserable”conditionis closelyrelatedtothe“rain”,butthetwopartsofthesentencehaveequalemphasis.Inotherwords,ifyouwishto emphasizethesecondclause,useacolon.Ifyouwantthetwoclausestohaveequalweightage,useasemicolon. Acolonintroducesalistorseries.Forexample:  Inthispaperweexaminefourmajorconcepts:agendasetting,problemdeknition, collaborativeproblem-solving,andpolicydesign. Acolonintroducesquotations.Forexample:  Inherimpassionedspeechbeforethecourt,Mrs.Ginsburgarguedthatsex,justlikerace,was an intrinsic and unchangeable quality and should therefore be treated the same in discriminationcases:“JustasIcannotchangemyrace,anditisapparenttoeveryonearound me,Icannotchangemysex,anditisaprimaryidentifyingcharacteristic.Ifthecourthas establishedthatraceisnottobediscriminatedonthesegrounds,whyissexanydifferent?” WhenDoWeUseQuotationMarks? https://www.enago.com/academy/importance-of-punctuation-in-research-papers-part-2/

  8. 9/7/2018 Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - EnagoAcademy Quotationmarksareusedfortextthatisdirectlyquoted.Notethatquotationmarksshouldbeplaced outsideofperiodsandcommaswhenquotingdirectly.Forexample:  AccordingtoJohnston,“Catsthatarenotfedonceeverythreehoursmayexhibitneedy behavior.” Quotationmarksemphasizeunusual,self-made,unfamiliar,orslangterms.Forexample:  Peoplesaythatwomenwhodonotmarryuptotheageof40are“oldmaids.” Singlequotationmarksareusedforputtingquoteswithinquotes.Forexample:  AccordingtoKeystone,“MembersofParliamentwerereluctanttodiscloseinstancesof acceptingbribes,stating‘wecannotbecertainwhichpaymentswerelegitimateandwhich werenot’.” Notethatquotationmarksshouldnotbeusedforordinaryemphasisonwords.Forexample:  https://www.enago.com/academy/importance-of-punctuation-in-research-papers-part-2/

  9. 9/7/2018 Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2) - EnagoAcademy  Incorrect:Ourmarketsellsfresh“corn.”(misplacedemphasis) Correct:TheNewYorkTimessaidthatourcornis“thefreshestintown.”(directquote) Inthisarticle,wediscussedthepunctuationmarkssuchassemicolon,colonandquotationmarks.Inthenext articleoftheseries,wewouldbediscussingsomemorepunctuationmarkssuchasapostrophe,andconfusion betweenhyphen,emdashandendash. Whataretheotherpunctuationmarksinresearchpapersthatchallengeyou?Doyouhavemorequestionsabout semicolons,colons,andquotationmarks?Pleaseshareyourthoughtswithusinthecommentssectionbelow. https://www.enago.com/academy/importance-of-punctuation-in-research-papers-part-2/

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