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Apostrophe
USE:to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out of a word to form a contraction.
USE:followed by an S is usually used to form the possessive for of singular nouns.
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: Colon
Use: after words introducing a list * quotation * question* or example.
، Comma
USE: to saparate an explanatory pharse fromthe rest of a sentence.
USE:to distinguish items in an address and a date.
USE:to saparate a title or an initial which follow a name.
USE: to saparate words or groups of words in series.
! Exclamtion Point
USE:to express strong feelings.
? Question Mark
USE: at the end of a indirect or direct question.
USE:to punctuate a short question within parentheses.
“ ” Quotation Marks
USE:to farme direct quotions in a sentence.
USE:to distinguish a word which is being discussed.
USE:to indicate that word is slang.
USE:to punctuate titles of poems* short stories* lectures* chapters of books* songs* and articles found in newspaper* magazines* and encyclopedias.
. Period
USE: to end a sentance which makes a statement* or which gives a command which is not used as a exclamation.
USE: after an initial or an abbreviation.
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