Today I'm talking about punctuation.

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Okay, today I'm talking about punctuation.

By this word, I mean talking about punctuation.

By this word, I mean the different spelling marks used when writing.

These are the main ones.

Period or full stop.

Full stop is a punctuation mark that we use to show the end of a sentence.

Commas are the ideal punctuation mark to divide sentences or indicate when to pause.

Aposophies.

We use them to identify something that belongs to someone or to show a letter or multiple letters are missing from a word.

Colons are used to precede a list of items, a quotation or an expansion or explanation.

Semi-colons indicate a pause, usually between two main sentences, longer than the indicated by a comma.

Elypses, we use them to show that one or more words have been removed from a quote and create suspense by adding a pause before

the end of a sentence and we can also use it to show the end of a thought.

Quotation marks inform the reader that you have used written material from other sources, or direct speech.

Question marks indicate that the speaker is asking a question.

They're used at the end of the question or interrogative sentences.

Exclamation marks.

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