Colons APA 7th (part. 5)
When should I use a colon? After a *complete introductory clause and the phrase–clause, or examples–that develop or explain the first clause There are three different reactions to fear: freeze, fight, and flight (Poumpouras, 2020). When a full sentence follows the...
Semicolons APA 7th (part. 4)
When do we use semicolons? To join two independent clauses The fact of the matter is that everyone is broken; we all have been born under the curse of sin. To join independent clauses separated by a conjunctive adverb (however, therefore…Link) We all have been...
Commas (APA 7 Mechanics 3/21)
When should I use commas? To divide all of the elements on a list, including the last one. Tomatoes, lettuce, and oranges After using an introductory phrase At the beginning of the year, we shared our goals and dreams. *In the beginning God created the heavens and the...
Periods (APA 7 Mechanics 2/21)
When should I use periods? At the end of a sentence …And they lived happily ever after. For the initials of a name Harrison, H. F. When using U.S. and U.K. as adjectives She is a U.S. citizen For Latin abbreviations e.g., i.e., For era designations B.C.E., B.C., A.D.,...
Spacing After Punctuation Marks (APA 7 Mechanics 1/20)
For APA 7, you must space after the following punctuation marks: Punctuation at the end of a sentence. These could be commas or periods During the pandemic, many people struggled to survive. After commas, colons, and semi colons The students were glad to...
