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| comma | a mark that separates words in a list or connects 2 sentences with and, or , but. |
| period | a mark used at the end of a senctence or statment |
| exclaimation point | used at the end of a sentence to show excitement or show emotion |
| colon | used at the begining of a list of words |
| question mark | used at the end of a sentence when a question is asked |
| semi colon | used to separate two main clauses that are not joined by a coordinate conjunction. used to separate items in a series when the series has internal commas. |
| apostrophes | They can show ownership or they can show that words have been joined together or letters missed out. |
| parentheses | used to enclose incidental information, such as a passing comment, a minor example or addition, or a brief explanation |
| Quotation mark | set off and represent exact language (either spoken or written) that has come from somebody else. The quotation mark is also used to designate speech acts in fiction and sometimes poetry. |
