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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Comma before closing parenthesis | Its villages include Dreibelbis (also in Greenwich Township,) Edenburg, and Windsor Castle. | Punctuation |
| disease that seems unrelated to speech - (—|,) such as MS | However, speech distortions may also occur as a result of a disease that seems unrelated to speech - such as multiple sclerosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | Punctuation |
| disease that seems unrelated to speech - (—|,) such as MS | Other vehicles - such as the MRAP family - may be primarily armoured against the threat from IEDs and so will have heavy, sloped armour on the bottom of the hull. | Punctuation |
| 40-70 (40–70) | Participants in the study were 40-70 years old. | Punctuation |
| 40-70 (40–70) | Roman Principate (30 BC - AD 284) | Punctuation |
| 40-70 (40–70) | The Ajmer - Jaipur expressway is a 6 lane highway. | Punctuation |
| 40-70 (40–70) | (Alexandria - Cairo / 6-8 lanes, mostly lit) | Punctuation |
| Remove comma after Oxford list, before predicate | Speech, language, and voice disorders such as apraxia, aphasia, and spasmodic dysphonia, affect the vocal cords, nerves, muscles, and brain structures. | Punctuation |
| Comma after Oxford list, before new clause | Speech, language, and voice disorders affect the vocal cords, nerves, muscles, and brain structures and this results in distorted language reception or speech production. | Punctuation |
| Comma after Oxford list, before new clause | Add in algorithms, machine learning, bots, remote sensing, social engineering, and psychological warfare and it really gets crazy. | Punctuation |
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