Punctuation

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apostrophe

used to create possessive forms, contractions, and some plurals

brackets

used to include explanatory words or phrases within quoted language

colon

used before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself

commas

used to separate the elements in a series, connect two independent clauses, set off introductory elements, or set off parenthetical element

dash

used as a super-comma or set of super-commas to set off parenthetical elements

ellipsis

used when you're quoting material and you want to omit some words

exclamation point

used at the end of an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command

hyphen

used for creating compound words or writing numbers, fractions, or adding certain prefixes to words

question mark

used at the end of a direct question

quotation mark

used to set off material that represents quoted or spoken language

semicolon

used to help sort out a monster list or to separate closely related independent clauses

slash

used to indicate a choice between the words it separates

parentheses

used to include material that you want to de-emphasize or that wouldn't normally fit into the flow of your text

period

used at the end of a sentence that makes a statement