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3. Punctuation Marks
It is used to create sense, clarity
and stress in sentences
It helps the reader/s understand
what is meant
It makes writing more organized
4. Period
Used in declarative or telling
sentences
Used to indicate an abbreviation
Example:
Doctor (Dr.) Mister (Mr.)
Used as a decimal point when used in
numbers
Used at the end of indirect questions
6. Exclamation Point
Used in exclamatory sentences
Used to show strong emotion or
feelings
Used to end an interjection
7. Comma
Used to separate phrases, words, or
clauses in lists
Used to enclose non-defining relative
clauses and other non-essential details
and comments
Used in tag questions
Used to separate two sentences with a
coordinating conjunction
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10. COLON VS. SEMI-COLON
COLON
It is used at the
beginning of a list
Used to divide the
hour and the
minute
Used as a pause in
sentences
SEMI-COLON
Connect two
independent
clauses in one
sentence
Separate items
within a series
11. Quotation Marks
Used to cite something, that
someone said exactly
Used to mark out idiomatic or
unknown expressions
12. Ellipsis
Used to show where words have
been missed out when writing what
a person said
Used to show the omission of words
in the sentences
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14. Hyphen
Used to spell out numbers, starting
from the number twenty-one
Used to join two words or parts of
words together while avoiding
confusion
Used when adding words that
already have a hyphen