Rule for Sentence Ending and when to use comma
Posted By: akoito on 2007-12-05
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Can somebody share with me the rules to follow for sentence ending? I am a bit confused with the feedback from my QA, when I chose to put a comma she wants me to end the sentence and start with a new sentence. The next day when I did was to end the sentence, she edited my work and placed a comma instead. Can anybody share with me some guidelines to follow. TIA.
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Subject: verbatim # rule, begin sentence?
On verbatim account, when doc dictates a number at the beginning of a sentence how do you handle it? For instance, "Forty-two-year-old woman...," I spell it out right? Also, another sentence begins with "4-0 Vicryl was also used..," what do I in this situation? If they are strict on verbatim, just go with number? 4-0?
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Subject: No comma in your sentence above, but there would be in SM
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Subject: Used at the beginning of a sentence, use a comma after, it is a ....sm
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Subject: I would just put a comma before status post and keep it as 1 sentence. nm
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Subject: just my opinion, but I think the sentence is fine as is, no comma needed nm
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Subject: Ido not think that this sentence need a comma at all. It is 1 sentence.
Regarding the 'subafractal' I have no clue, sorry!
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Subject: Definitely an sis ending. Tks for trying! nm
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Subject: it has a "dine" ending....
going crazy.
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Subject: Yes!!! Why wouldn't that ending come to me?
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Subject: Thanks, but she is definitely not saying infliximab. Ending s/l
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Subject: ending a letter
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Subject: whats the diagnoses?---this ending could be a lot of
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Subject: Can't make out anything with more of an -itis ending? nm
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Subject: that is what I thought at first but he has a us ending? He has a cold too so maybe! LOL
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Subject: it is very clearly plaint or supplaint ending in "t"
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Subject: Can find it with the -chiae ending on a search, but
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Subject: can sort of hear supraclavicular but ending is different
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Subject: Is the 'zole' ending clear? Prinivil comes in 20 mg. nm
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Subject: Ive found the drugs ending in "al" are
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Subject: fosinpril - there's lots of drugs ending in *opril*
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Subject: in general, would not put an 's after word ending in S. Saw one ref. Gross' solution preservative.
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Subject: the rule is ....
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Subject: don't know if there is a rule but....
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Subject: What is the rule now for cc?
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Subject: Does anybody know a rule regarding
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Subject: As a rule yes, but not always
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Subject: cannot rule out?
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Subject: Is this a new rule????
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Subject: maybe saying rule out again? nm
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Subject: I'm all yours - you rule! :) :) :) :) - nm
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I'm all yours - you rule! :) :) :) :) - nm
Subject: I'm all yours - you rule! :) :) :) :) - nm
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Subject: RULE OF THUMB
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Subject: rule out meds?
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Subject: apostrophe AMT rule
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Subject: HMMMM. Can't rule it out. Tks. nm
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Subject: AAMT rule
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Subject: I use rule of 2-3 min. per dictated min. (nm)
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Subject: capitalization rule
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Subject: rule question..........sm
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Subject: I usually use this rule, if "follow up" can
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Subject: why only 'midline'? On what rule?..nm
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Subject: I think AAMT's latest rule is x2, but
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Subject: In plan he very plainly says says need to rule out
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Subject: there was a rule here - no testing posts
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