Transcript OST164 Text Editing Applications

OST164
TEXT EDITING
APPLICATIONS
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
mph
$236.78
you’re
Sept.
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
maxi-mum
bene-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
cre-ative
reli-able
INCORRECT
crea-tive
relia-ble
#6
Divide between double consonants
CORRECT
recom-mend
mid-dle
INCORRECT
recomm-end
midd-le
….unless the double consonants end the root
word.
CORRECT
drill-ing
dress-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
un-aware
measure-ment
INCORRECT
una-ware
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
secretary-treasurer
start-up
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.
[email protected]
“or”
-
glc@carteret
.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.
Ms. Smith

The month and the year.
June 2008

The month, day, and the year.
May 1, 2009

A number with an abbreviation. 15 ft.

A street address
129 Gate Road
#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.
Complete:
1.
2.
Checkup 4-5 on page 96
Checkup 4-6 on page 97