DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

COMMUNICATING THE HR WAY: A COMMA IS NOT COMATOSE

CONSULTATION-WORKSHOP ON PMS-OPES AND HRD PROGRAMS FOR DOLE HRMOS
2:00 P.M.,15 SEPTEMBER 2010
BAYVIEW PARK HOTEL, ROAS BOULEVARD
MANILA
Punctuation
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B. C$../ , , -
C. C$($0 , : -
D. S!.#-1$($0 , ; -
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L. E?1(/./*#$0 P$#0* , ! -
A. Period or u!! "to#
$o end a %entence or %tate&ent.
This is mine. Come and get me.
$o &ar' &o%t a((re)iation%.
Etc. (for etcetera) Dr. Love (for Doctor) Prof. Cruz (for Professor)
*ut not u%ed in acron+&% and initia!% u%ed in #!ace o, #er%ona!
na&e%.
ILO DOLE RDB (for Rosainda Dima!iis"
Badoz
-it.in deci&a! nu&(er% and a&ount% o, &one+.
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#.$ !ercent P%$.#$ &'()#.**
*. /o&&a
0. $o %e#arate ite&% in a !i%t or %erie%. 1n a !i%t or %erie% o, t.ree
or &ore ite&% 2it. a %in3!e con4unction, u%e a co&&a a,ter
eac. ite& e5ce#t t.e !a%t. $.i% i% ca!!ed t.e 6%eria! or 675,ord
co&&a, a!%o o,ten ca!!ed t.e 6nece%%ar+ co&&a.
The PE'O em+em,s coors are red, -hite, and +ue.
.od, siver, or co!!er -ere the chid a+orers, !roduction /uota.
0e o!ened the +o1, unoaded its contents, and made an inventor2 ist.
8ece%%ar+: cod3 -et3 and -ind2 da2
informa -or4ers3 accredited trade unions3 and ca!itaists
7#tiona!: a -or4ahoic3 -ise and 4ind secretar2
-ateress3 hot and dust2 summer
9. $o enc!o%e #arent.etic e5#re%%ion%.
The +est -a2 to earn to -rite3 if that is what you want3 is to read.
The DOLE,s accredited socia !artner3 the non-government
organization Visayan Forum3 is into anti"human tra5c4ing.
:ate% u%ua!!+ contain #arent.etic 2ord or ;3ure%. Punctuate a%
,o!!o2%:
6e+ruar2 to July, 7*8* 9!ri 1, 7*8* Wed., November 10,
7*8*
A na&e in direct addre%% i% #arent.etic.
:e3 ed-!rb "uiz, e1!ain no-.
If3 #hairman $uis, 2ou refuse3 I -i commit suicide.
$.e a((re)iation% et%., i.e., and e.g., t.e a((re)iation% ,or
acade&ic de3ree%, and tit!e% t.at ,o!!o2 a na&e are #arent.etic and
%.ou!d (e #unctuated accordin3!+.
Re!orts3 -or4!ans3 et%., shoud go into that +o1
Ponciano Ligutom3 #&'( V, !anned the meeting.
The Reverend Tomas 9su!re, '.J.
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8o co&&a %.ou!d %e#arate a noun ,ro& a re%tricti)e ter& o,
identi;cation.
The O6: 'antino 'antian The 2ounger 9+ad
<. P!ace a co&&a (e,ore a con4unction introducin3 an
inde#endent c!au%e .
The ear2 records of the a+or ins!ection have disa!!eared, and the stor2
of the esta+ishments, vioations can no onger +e reconstructed.
The a+or situation is !erious, +ut there is sti ho!e industria harmon2
-i !revai.
$2o-#art %entence% o, 2.ic. t.e %econd &e&(er i% introduced
(+ as (in t.e %en%e o, =(ecau%e>), for, or, nor, or while (in t.e
%en%e o, =and at t.e %a&e ti&e>) !i'e2i%e re?uire a co&&a (e,ore
t.e con4unction.
The a+or situation is !erious, +ut if -e are !re!ared to act !rom!t2,
there is sti ho!e industria !eace -i !revai.
-.en t.e %u(4ect i% t.e %a&e ,or (ot. c!au%e% and i% e5#re%%ed
on!+ once, a co&&a i% u%e,u! i, t.e connecti)e i% but. -.en t.e
connecti)e i% and, t.e co&&a %.ou!d (e o&itted i, t.e re!ation
(et2een t.e t2o %tate&ent% i% c!o%e or i&&ediate.
I have heard the union,s arguments, +ut am sti unconvinced.
0e has had severa 2ears, e1!erience and is thorough2 com!etent.
@. :o not 4oin inde#endent c!au%e% (+ a co&&a.
1, t2o or &ore c!au%e% 3ra&&atica!!+ co&#!ete and not 4oined
(+ a con4unction are to ,or& a %in3!e co&#ound %entence, t.e
#ro#er &ar' o, #unctuation i% a %e&ico!on.
The -or4 of a -efare o5cer is chaenging; it is fu of drama.
It is near2 haf !ast <ve; -e cannot reach an agreement +efore the2
mount a stri4e.
1t i%, o, cour%e, e?ua!!+ correct to 2rite eac. o, t.e%e a% t2o
%entence%, re#!acin3 t.e %e&ico!on% 2it. #eriod%.
The -or4 of a -efare o5cer is chaenging. It is fu of drama.
It is near2 haf !ast <ve. :e cannot reach an agreement +efore the2
mount a stri4e.
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1, a con4unction i% in%erted, t.e #ro#er &ar' i% a co&&a.
The -or4 of a -efare o5cer is chaenging3 +ecause it is fu of drama.
It is near2 haf !ast <ve3 2et -e cannot reach an agreement +efore the2
mount a stri4e.
A 1$.+/"/*#@! $& *2! *2"!! &$".) 9#@!0 /8$@! A#(( )2$A 1(!/"(4 *2!
/%@/0*/9! $& *2! B")*. I* #), /* (!/)* #0 *2! !?/.+(!) 9#@!0, 8!**!" *2/0 *2!
)!1$0% &$". 8!1/')! #* )'99!)*) *2! 1($)! "!(/*#$0)2#+ 8!*A!!0 *2! *A$
)*/*!.!0*) #0 / A/4 *2/* *2! )!1$0% %$!) 0$* /**!.+*, /0% 8!**!" *2/0 *2!
*2#"% 8!1/')! #* #) 8"#!&!" /0% *2!"!&$"! .$"! &$"1#8(!. I0%!!%, *2#) )#.+(!
.!*2$% $& #0%#1/*#09 "!(/*#$0)2#+ 8!*A!!0 )*/*!.!0*) #) $0! $& *2! .$)*
')!&'( %!@#1!) $& 1$.+$)#*#$0. T2! "!(/*#$0)2#+, /) /8$@!, #) 1$..$0(4 $0!
$& 1/')! /0% 1$0)!:'!01!.
/. /o!on
$o introduce e5#!anation%, ?uote%, or !i%t%.
The decision -as in the hands of one o5cia= Rosainda Dima!iis"Badoz
The committee oo4ed into the causes of the stri4e= union +usting3 CB9
vioations3 and unfair a+or !ractices.
0ere,s -hat he said= >It,s a good da2 to die.?
A%e a co!on a,ter an inde#endent c!au%e to introduce a !i%t o,
#articu!ar%, an a##o%iti)e, an a&#!i;cation, or an i!!u%trati)e
?uotation.
A 1$($0 *!(() *2! "!/%!" *2/* A2/* &$(($A) #) 1($)!(4 "!(/*!% *$ *2!
+"!1!%#09 1(/')!. T2! 1$($0 2/) .$"! !C!1* *2/0 *2! 1$../, (!)) +$A!" *$
)!+/"/*! *2/0 *2! )!.#1$($0, /0% .$"! &$"./(#*4 *2/0 *2! %/)2. I* ')'/((4
&$(($A) /0 #0%!+!0%!0* 1(/')! /0% )2$'(% 0$* )!+/"/*! / @!"8 &"$. #*)
1$.+(!.!0* $" / +"!+$)#*#$0 &"$. #*) $8D!1*. T2! !?/.+(!) #0 *2! (!&*-2/0%
1$('.0, 8!($A, /"! A"$095 *2!4 )2$'(% 8! "!A"#**!0 /) #0 *2! "#92*-2/0%
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Wrong)
@our conciiation eAort
re/uires) !atience3 em!ath23
and sincerit2.
O6: care and !rotection is
that mandate of the O::9
evoved from) /uait2 !u+ic
service3 ca!a+e staA3 and
#orre%t)
@our conciiation eAort
re/uires a ot of !atience3
em!ath23 and sincerit2.

O6: care and !rotection is
that mandate of the O::9
evoved from /uait2 !u+ic
service3 ca!a+e staA3 and
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sincere o5cias. sincere o5cias.
Boin t2o inde#endent c!au%e% 2it. a co!on i, t.e %econd
inter#ret% or a&#!i;e% t.e ;r%t.
But even so3 there -as directness and dis!atch a+out setting the dis!ute=
there -as no et"u! in the BCCB,s conciiation and mediation eAorts3 no
dea2 in negotiations or see!ing on the Do+.
A co!on &a+ introduce a ?uotation t.at %u##ort% or contri(ute%
to t.e #recedin3 c!au%e.
The unru2 situation of the -or4ers on the streets reminded the La+or
o5cia of the admonition of 'ecretar2 Badoz= >:e -ere a in our air"
conditioned o5ces3 so -e a faied to antici!ate this action.?
$.e co!on a!%o .a% certain ,unction% o, ,or&: to ,o!!o2 t.e
%a!utation o, a ,or&a! !etter, to %e#arate .our ,ro& &inute in a
notation o, ti&e, and to %e#arate t.e tit!e o, a 2or' ,ro& it% %u(tit!e
o, a *i(!e c.a#ter ,ro& a )er%e.
Dear 'ecretar2 Badoz=
Practica Cediation= 9n Introduction to 'ta+e Industria Peace
9rrives at 88=%E 9.C.
Behemiah 88=#
1t i% a!%o u%ed in (i(!io3ra#.ica! notation, to %e#arate t.e #!ace
o, #u(!ication ,ro& t.e na&e o, t.e #u(!i%.er
Be- @or4= Random 0ouse3 Inc.
Cania= 9nvi Pu+ishing3 Inc.

:. "e&i-/o!on
$o %e#arate #art o, a %entence%uc. a% inde#endent c!au%e%,
ite&% in a %erie%, and e5#!anation% or %u&&arie%.
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The union stro4e; it -as the ast shattering +o-.
I made severa attem!ts to ca 2ou; not a singe ca has +een returned.
-.en %e#arate inde#endent c!au%e% are 4oined (+ a con4uncti)e
ad)er( %uc. a% however, nevertheless, a%%ordingly, otherwise,
hen%e, indeed, instead, nonetheless, still, besides, then, therefore,
or thus, u%e t.e %e&ico!on.
The -or4 of a -efare o5cer is chaenging; +esides3 it is fu of drama.
It is near2 haf !ast <ve; thus3 I am afraid3 -e cannot reach an agreement
+efore the2 mount a stri4e.
An e5ce#tion to t.e %e&ico!on ru!e i% 2ort. notin3 .ere. A
co&&a i% #re,era(!e 2.en t.e c!au%e% are )er+ %.ort and a!i'e in
,or&, or 2.en t.e tone o, t.e %entence i% ea%+ and con)er%ationa!.
The regiona o5ce !ro!oses3 the DOLE secretar2 dis!oses.
The union stro4e3 the negotiations +ogged do-n3 the 'ecretar2 assumed
Durisdiction.
0ere toda23 gone tomorro-.
$o %e#arate !on3 or #o%%i(!+ a&(i3uou% ite&% in a %erie%,
e%#ecia!!+ 2.en t.o%e ite&% a!read+ inc!ude co&&a%.
In the ne1t 2ear3 the DOLE !ans to o!en o5ces in Rosaes3 Pangasinan;
Pani/ui3 Tarac; and Bustos3 Buacan.
A%ed (e,ore i.e., e.g., et%. 2.en t.e ne5t #art o, t.e %entence i%
a co&#!ete c!au%e.
On the advice of his a-2er3 he chose to go to the BLRC; i.e.3 he <ed a
case.
'he -or4s e5cient2; for e1am!e3 she never eaves a <e unattended.
C. :a%.
0. :a%.
$o %.o2 %udden c.an3e% in t.ou3.t or to %et oD certain
%entence e!e&ent%.
0e setted the stri4eF+ut I am getting ahead of the stor2.
The regiona director tod meFdoes he rea2 mean itGFthat he -i
transfer the erring em!o2ee.
$o %et oD a##o%iti)e% 2.en a co&&a &a+ %o2 con,u%ion.
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The 'ecretar2,s !romise of reformFfast case resoution and higher -ages
Fa!!eaed to the -or4ers.
$o add e&#.a%i% to a #arent.etica! &ateria! or &ar' an
e&#.atic %e#aration (et2een t.e &ateria! and t.e re%t o, t.e
%entence.
The DOLE !rogram he -as im!ementingFan unem!o2ment"+uster
schemeF-as ado!ted +2 the BED9.
0is inHuenceFhe is a !o-erfu <gure in the unionF-as a deterrent to a
stri4e.
$o indicate a .a!tin3 or .e%itant or interru#ted %#eec..
>'ir3 !ease don,tF.? It -as too ate.
>:e3 it,sFerFit,s hard to e1!ain.
0e is rea2Fin a -a2Fe1treme2 nervous.
$o re#!ace an oDen%i)e 2ord or #art o, one.
:here,s that son of a +FG
This -or4 is fu of sFtI
9. E+#.en
$o %#e!! out nu&(er% and ,raction%
Thirt2"t-o t-ent2"<ve <ft2"one t-o"thirds
$o indicate ran3e%
The 8J8E"8J78 :ar !ages %$)"%)$
$o #re)ent a&(i3uit+
co"res!ondent re"form ong"standing
$o indicate .e%itation and %ta&&erin3
I reached for the !"!"!"!"i"c4et ine.
$o indicate t.at a 2ord i% un;ni%.ed and continue% on t.e
ne5t !ine
Pains"
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ta4ing
$o a)oid an un#!ea%ant !in3ui%tic co!!i%ion
Deice (to de"ice) shei4e (to she"i4e)
Fe?uired in certain #re;5e%
&n"6ii!ino anti"hero !ro"9merican
$o %#e!! out certain 2ord%
P"0"I"L"I"P"P"I"B"E"'
A%ed to ?ua!i,+ a noun (+ a noun #.ra%e, to !in' noun% 2it.
noun%, and ad4ecti)e% 2it. ad4ecti)e%
corrugated"iron roof stainess"stee 4itchen -ooden"Hoored saa
6ii!ino"9merican Da2 Divisoria"Cu+ao ine To42o"Osa4a rai
. *rac'et%/Parent.e%e%
0. Found (rac'et%
$o #ro)ide e5tra in,or&ation, %uc. a% 2.ere to !oo', e?ui)a!ent
&ea%ure%, and re,erence%.
'tri4es have -aned over the ast three 2ears (see BCCB 7**J 9nnua
Re!ort).
The -or4ers in the &' factor2 setted for &'(7 miion (P%$ miion).
The ne-s on the anti"chid a+or eAort (The Cania Times3 >9nti"chid a+or
eAorts go high gear?3 *% 'e!tem+er 7*8*)3 -as a -ecome one.
$o e5#!ain acron+&% and a((re)iation% and #ro)ide (rie,
e5#!anation%.
The DOLE (De!artment of La+or and Em!o2ment) is the si1th de!artment
in terms of having the east annua +udget.
0omo!hones (-ords that sound the same +ut have diAerent meanings)
are common in Engish.
$o indicate a!ternati)e% or o#tion%.
9n2 candidate(s) for the !osition of President and Kice President must +e
forma2 eected.
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-.en #oint% in a %entence are .i3.!i3.ted (+ &ar'in3 t.e& oD
2it. nu&(er% or !etter%, t.e nu&(er% or !etter% are o,ten enc!o%ed
in round (rac'et%.
The PE'O o5ce must +e (8) ade/uate2 funded; (7) su5cient2 manned;
and (L) fu2 furnished.
9. "?uare (rac'et%
$o c!ari,+ t.e &eanin3 o, a direct ?uote 2it.out c.an3in3 an+ o,
t.e 2ord%.
The editor had used it MNose RizaO for some time no-.
Go%t co&&on!+ u%ed around t.e 2ord si%, &eanin3 4u%t a%, to
e5#!ain t.e %tatu% o, an a##arent &i%ta'e.
'he as4ed >for a cu! of sugarcane MsicO vinegar?.
$o enc!o%e co&&ent% &ade in a )er(ati& tran%cri#t.
'ecretar2 Badoz= The stead2 rise in the !rices of goods and services
necessitate a commensurate increase in -ages. M9!!auseO
$o %u(%titute ,or round (rac'et% 2it. &ateria! a!read+ enc!o%ed
in round (rac'et%.
'ee >Nose Riza? (9m+eth Ocam!o3 <$)! R#E/( W#*2$'* *2! O@!"1$/*
MCania3 8JJ8O).
<. *race (rac'et% are u%ed in &at.e&atic%.
1P Q1"2R S QzTaR
@. An3!e (rac'et% are u%ed in #a!eo3ra#.+, !in3ui%tic%, and ot.er
tec.nica! %#ecia!i%&%.
U circa 7* BC3 in mounds of god V
H. A#o%tro#.e
1t i% u%ed to ,or& t.e #o%%e%%i)e o, %in3u!ar o, noun% (+ addin3
%. o!!o2 t.i% ru!e 2.ate)er t.e ;na! con%onant.
Bicon*s etter Burns*s !oems the Phii!!ines*s <rst astronaut
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E1ce!tions= ancient !ro!er names ending in +es and +is)
Coses* a-3 Isis, tem!e; in Nesus* name
/0% )'12 &$".) /) for %ons%ien%e* sa,e3 for righteousness* sa,e
Prono&ina! #o%%e%%i)e% (#o%%e%%i)e #ronoun%) mine, his, hers,
its, theirs, yours and ours .a)e no a#o%tro#.e, (ut inde;nite
#ronoun%, %.o2in3 #o%%e%%ion, .a)e:
one*s rights some+od2 ese*s note+oo4
$o %.o2 t.at !etter% are &i%%in3 or o&itted ,ro& a 2ord,
e%#ecia!!+ in contraction% 2.en t2o %e#arate 2ord% .a)e (een
turned into one:
Cont*d (for continued) don*t (do not) it*s (it is)
$o indicate o&itted ;3ure% in date%
The summer of ,)E Cusic of the WE*s
$o indicate t.e #!ura!% o, !etter% and 2ord%
0o- man2 f,s are there in 6ameronagG
Pease cross 2our t,s and dot 2our i,s.
:hat are the do,s and don,t,sG
E. "!ant Iine, or "o!idu%, or :ia3ona! "tro'e, or "!a%.
$o #re%ent a!ternati)e%
0eTshe is came -ithout himTher. TeaTcoAee -i +e served.
PassTfai
$o indicate a #eriod o, ti&e, e%#ecia!!+ in t.e acade&ic conte5t
I -as in the DOLE in the 2ears 8J)%T)$
$o !in' ite&% e%#ecia!!+ in a route or itinerar+
The BacaranTCu+aoT6airvie- +us -as ate.
$o indicate an a((re)iation in certain %#eci;c conte5t
The ar+iter,s mai shoud +e addressed to the BLRC cTo the chairman. (for
care of)
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Charge this to his aTc. (for account)
.race is the o5cer iTc for the month. (for in"charge)
$o e5#re%% rate% or ratio% in &ea%ure&ent% and ,raction%
8** 4mThr t-o ta+sTda2 7TL
1. Jue%tion Gar'
$o indicate direct ?ue%tion%
Is he comingG :hat is 2our carG :hat da2 -as 2esterda2G
$o dra2 attention to %o&et.in3 %u%#iciou% or uncertain. 1n %uc.
in%tance, t.e ?ue%tion &ar' i% enc!o%ed in (rac'et%.
0e gave his name as Bino2 9/uino (G) and he as4ed for -or4.
B. Juotation Gar'%
$o enc!o%e direct %#eec.
>Pease come in3? he said. >0e!I? he shouted. 0e as4ed3 >:h2
notG?
Henera! Fu!e: 1, t.e #unctuation i% #art o, t.e ?uotation t.en it
3oe% in%ide t.e ?uotation &ar'%; i, not, t.en it 3oe% out%ide t.e
&ar'%.
-nside the mar,s) >I can,t sa2 for sure3? he said3 >at east unti I see her in
!erson.?
(utside the mar,s) >I can,t sa2 for sure?3 he said3 >-hether I, go or not?3
and -ent on to !revaricate some more to Wconvince the !eo!e around him,.
$o enc!o%e tit!e% o, e%%a+%, %.ort %torie%, artic!e%, %on3%, #oe&%,
te!e)i%ion and radio #ro3ra&%
0e -as singing >Loving 9rms? again. Car4 -rote >The 9natom2 of
Deceit?.
$o %.o2 t.at a 2ord or #.ra%e i% (ein3 u%ed in an unu%ua! or
ironic 2a+
These >unions? are nothing of the sort= the2 are mo+ grou!s.
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Henera! Fu!e: -.en t.e end o, a #a%%a3e o, a ?uoted direct
%#eec. coincide% 2it. t.e end o, a %entence, it i% o,ten correct to
in%ert on!+ one #unctuation &ar' and %i&#!+ to ta'e t.e ot.er one
,or 3ranted:
I thin4 he said3 >I, +e there soon.? BOT I thin4 he said3 I, +e there
soon.?.
I said to her3 >I +eg 2our !ardonG? BOT I said to her3 >I +eg 2our
!ardonG?.
The +o2 shouted3 >Loo4 out for that carI? BOT The +o2 shouted3 >Loo4 out
for that carI?.
K. C!!i#%i%
./o indi%ate that some words were omitted within a 0uotation
>9 union vote . . . is not com!eted unti the resuts are a 4no-n.
$o indicate (rea'% in t.ou3.t in ?uoted %#eec.
>I don,t 4no- -here he is . . . .?
I. C5c!a&ation Point
$o end a %entence, c!au%e, #.ra%e, or %in3!e 2ord t.at
e5#re%%e% %tron3 e&otion, %uc. a% %ur#ri%e, co&&and, or
ad&iration.
.o a-a2I :hat a -ee4 it has +eenI 0atI
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