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PUNCTUATION MARKS
CARMALT - Marks that govern rules of writing
definition | mark | name |
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adds emphasis to words or phrases | __ | underline |
encloses a category or group of thoughts, used sparingly | [ ] | brackets |
used to separate closely related independent clauses | ; | semicolon |
used before a list or an explanation that is to follow | : | colon |
sets of material that represents spoken language, short stories, poems and articles | " " | quotation marks |
used to show a choice between the words it separates | / | slash (aka: virgule) |
marks separations within a sentence; separates the elements within a series or list | , | comma |
indicates a break in thought | looks like a widened hyphen (-) | dash |
asks a question | ? | question mark |
shows a thought continues or words are missing | ... | ellipsis |
ends a sentence | . | period |
shows emphasis and strong feeling | ! | exclamation point |
joins words | - | hyphen |
used when adding information or an after thought | ( ) | parentheses |
mark that shows possession or replaces missing letters | ' | apostrophe |