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Types of Punctuation

Apostrophe​
Apostrophe​

The apostrophe is a mark of punctuation used to identify a noun in the possessive case or indicate the omission of one or more letters from a word.

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Bracket​
Bracket​

In the rare event that parentheses are required within parentheses, use brackets instead. This is one of the few uses of brackets outside of quotations. Correct: In his twenties, he toured the country giving lectures to physics students (subsequently published as M-theory for Morons [2008]).

Colon​
Colon​

The colon ( : ) is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. A colon precedes an explanation or an enumeration, or list.

Comma​
Comma​

The comma has several uses in English grammar, all related to marking-off separate elements within a sentence.

Dash​
Dash​

The dash is a mark of punctuation used to set off a word or phrase after an independent clause or to set off a parenthetical remark.

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Ellipsis​
Ellipsis​

Ellipses for omitted material within a single quoted sentence . Use ellipsis points to show omission within the quotation. Omit any punctuation on either side of the ellipsis, unless the punctuation is necessary to make the shortened quotation grammatically correct.

Exclamation ​Mark​
Exclamation ​Mark​

The exclamation mark (British English) or exclamation point (some dialects of American English) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), or show emphasis, and often marks the end of a sentence.

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Hyphen​
Hyphen​

Hyphen For most writers, the hyphen’s primary function is the formation of certain compound terms. The hyphen is also used for word division, which is briefly explained here.

Question ​Mark​
Question ​Mark​

The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. If a question is within the quoted material, a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. If a question is within the quoted material, a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.

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Quotation ​Mark​
Quotation ​Mark​

Quotation marks are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, a phrase or a word.

Semicolon​
Semicolon​

Like commas, semicolons indicate an audible pause—slightly longer than a comma's, but short of a period's full stop. Semicolons have other functions, too. But first, a caveat: avoid the common mistake of using a semicolon to replace a colon (see the "Colons" section).

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