A | B |
" " | Quotation marks - to show what someone said. |
. | Period - the end of a thought |
, | Comma - a pause |
; | Semicolon - links two interdependent clauses |
: | Colon - what follows is an example |
- | Dash - stronger than a comma, weaker than a period! |
( ) | Parentheses - used for an aside or related comment |
? | Question mark - used for a question |
! | Exclamation point - used to express surprise |
' | Apostrophe - used to shorten two words to one, or for possessive |