OST164 Chapter 4 - Word Division
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Chapter 4 – Word
Division
Pages 92-97
#1 AND #2
Divide words only between syllables.
en-forced com-prised ser-vice
Do NOT divide one-syllable words.
smooth praise merged
#3 AND #4
Do NOT divide contractions, abbreviations or numbers expresses as figures.
wouldn’t you’re mph Sept.
$236.78
5280
Avoid dividing a word with fewer than six letters.
#5
Divide after – not before – a single letter syllable within the root of a word.
CORRECT max i -mum ben e -fit
INCORRECT max-imum ben-efit
If there are two single-vowel syllables together that are sounded separately, the words should be divided between these two syllables.
CORRECT cr e a tive rel i a ble
INCORRECT crea-tive relia-ble
#6
Divide between double consonants
CORRECT reco m m end mi d d le
INCORRECT recomm-end midd-le
….unless the double consonants end the root word.
CORRECT dri ll -ing dre ss -ing
INCORRECT dril-ling dres-sing
#7 AND #8
Try to divide a word after a prefix or before a
suffix, leaving the root word undivided.
CORRECT INCORRECT un -aware una-ware measurement mea-surement
Divide solid compound words where the two words are joined.
wrist-watch date-base tax-payer paper-work
#9 AND #10
Divide hyphenated words after the hyphen.
cross-cultural start-up secretary-treasurer candy-maker
Avoid dividing the address for a Web site on the
Internet or an email address. If you need to:
Break the address after the double slash.
http://
www.carteret.edu
Break either before the @ symbol or before a dot.
glc
-
“ or ” glc@carteret
-
@carteret.edu .edu
#11
Avoid dividing information that should be read as a unit.
A person’s first and last name.
Harold Bass
A title with a name.
The month and the year.
Ms. Smith
June 2008
The month, day, and the year.
May 1, 2009
A number with an abbreviation . 15 ft.
A street address 129 Gate R oad
#12 THROUGH #15
Leave at least two letters on the line with the hyphen, and carry over at least three letters (or two letters plus a punctuation mark.)
Ending two consecutive lines in hyphens is acceptable. Ending three or more consecutive lines in hyphens is NOT acceptable.
Avoid dividing the first line and the last full line of a paragraph.
Do not divide the last word on a page.
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