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Punctuation
 

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Punctuation mark
This mark means...
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?

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"  "
'  '

 

the end of a statement

the end of a question

a pause in a statement


two linked statements


breaks a statement
down into more detail


show spoken words
give something a name

 

 

It's midnight.

Is it midnight?

It's midnight, so I'm going home.

It's midnight; I'm going home.

I have three brothers: John, Jay and Joe

He said "It's late"
  It's called 'rap'.


I have three hobbies golf golf and golf Im crazy about golf Ive got three sets of clubs do you like golf my friends say youre crazy