| A | B |
|---|
| period | to end a declarative sentence |
| exclamation point | to end a sentence with feeling |
| comma | used to end an imperative sentence |
| comma | used to end an interrogative sentence |
| comma | used with numbers/letters in an outline |
| comma | used to separate adjectives of equal intensity |
| question mark | to end an interrogative sentence |
| semicolon | used to separate two main clauses without conjunction |
| colon | used after business letter salutation |
| comma | used to separate items in a series |
| semicolon | used in place of comma to avoid confusion |
| comma | used after friendly letter salutation |
| period | used after abbreviations and initials |
| comma | used after direct address |
| comma | used after an appositive |
| comma | used with a conjunction between two main clauses |
