| A | B |
| commas | separate items in a list |
| use a period | to end a statement |
| explanation point | ends a statement showing show excitement |
| question mark | end statements asking something |
| use a comma | between a city and state |
| a comma | separates a date's day and year |
| periods | are used after abbreviations |
| apostrophes | in contractions show where letters are missing |
| an apostrophe | shows ownership |
| a comma sets off | a name when addressing someone |
| quotation marks | at either end of something said aloud |
| periods follow | each initial in a name |
| a comma follows the | closing of a letter |
| use a comma | after your greeting in a letter |
| decimal point | looks like a period when writing amounts of money |