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    Punctuation: Symbol: Uses: Examples:

    I like to ski.
    Placed at the end of a sentence.
    Mr. Mrs. Ph.D.
    In abbreviations to indicate
    M.D.
    Periods . shortened forms.
    She knocked on
    In an ellipsis to show missing
    the door… but no
    words.
    one was home.

    I like rice, eggs,


    chicken, and ham.
    Separating lists of items.
    Commas , Although he
    Used to indicate breaks within a
    enjoyed the movie,
    sentence.
    he didn’t want to
    watch it again.

    Used to indicate that the phrase


    Question Do you like
    ? is a question and requires an
    marks carrots?
    answer.

    Exclamation Used to indicate heightened


    ! I hate you!
    marks emotions.

    To renew your
    Used to add additional passport you’ll
    information to a sentence, to need: 2 passport
    Colons :
    introduce a quote, or to photos, your old
    introduce a list. passport, and an
    envelope.

    I’m tired today; it


    Used to connect two
    Semicolons ; was too hot to
    independent clauses.
    sleep last night.

    Apostrophes ‘ Used to indicate words that are It’s hot today.


    contracted, standing in the
    The dog’s bed.
    place of removed letters, and
    are also added onto the end of
    words with an ‘s’ to indicate
    Punctuation: Symbol: Uses: Examples:

    possession.

    Used to surround speech in


    Quotation “What are you
    “” creative writing, or to indicate
    marks doing?” He asked.
    direct quotes.

    Used to link words or parts of


    Hyphens – Sugar-free soda
    words to give new meanings.

    En dash is primarily used to


    The material is in
    indicate a span of time between
    chapters 7-9.
    – numbers or dates.
    Dashes The day was finally
    – Em dash indicates a break in
    over – or so she
    speech or thought, used for
    thought.
    extra emphasis.

    Someone had left


    Used primarily to indicate the
    Slashes / his/her phone in
    word ‘or’ without writing it.
    the room.

    The party (which


    Often used to add additional
    was usually held
    information that isn’t really vital
    Parentheses () every year) was
    for the sentence to be
    canceled because
    understandable.
    of the storm.

    It was the last time


    Usually used in technical writing
    their parents saw
    Brackets: [] or to add extra information that
    them [the missing
    clarifies the situation.
    girls].

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