End Marks
* Period (.) Used to end declarative sentences, abbreviations, and some types of acronyms.
* Question Mark (?) Used to end interrogative sentences (questions).
* Exclamation Mark (!) Used to end exclamatory sentences or expressions of strong emotion.
Internal Punctuation
* Comma (,) Used to separate items in a list, clauses in a sentence, and phrases in a sentence.
* Semicolon (;) Used to separate independent clauses that are closely related in meaning.
* Colon (:) Used to introduce a list, explanation, or a quotation.
* Dash (-) Used to emphasize a phrase, set off a parenthetical element, or indicate an abrupt change in thought.
* Hyphen (-) Used to connect words or parts of words.
* Parentheses ( ) Used to enclose words or phrases that are not essential to the meaning of a sentence.
* Brackets [ ] Used to enclose words or phrases inserted into a quoted passage or to clarify meaning.
* Quotation Marks (" ") Used to enclose direct quotes, titles of short works, and words used in a special sense.
* Apostrophe (') Used to indicate possession, contractions, or omissions.
* Ellipsis (...) Used to indicate an omission of words or a pause in speech.
* Slash (/) Used to separate lines of poetry, indicate a choice, or represent a fraction.
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