Speech Marks ( "..." )

Used to show someone is talking

Used to with lists and to indicate there is a pause in a sentence

Used to show something belongs to someone or to combine two words into one

Exclamation Mark ( ! )

Used to indicate the text is written with strong emotion

Used at the beginning of a list

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Term	Definition
Full Stop ( . )	Used to show the end of a sentence
Question Mark ( ? )	Used to show a question is being asked
Speech Marks ( "..." )	Used to show someone is talking
Comma ( , )	Used to with lists and to indicate there is a pause in a sentence
Apostrophe ( ' )	Used to show something belongs to someone or to combine two words into one
Exclamation Mark ( ! )	Used to indicate the text is written with strong emotion
Colon ( : )	Used at the beginning of a list