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Punctuation Marks
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Uses
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Examples
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Full stop ( . )
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Used at the end of a sentence.
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We are going to visit the museum this weekend.
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Comma ( , )
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Used to show a short pause.
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Hey, are you okay?
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Used to mark off a series of words.
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I bought some oranges, apples, grapes, and bananas from the market.
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Question mark ( ? )
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Used after a question.
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Where are you going?
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Exclamation mark ( ! )
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Used to show sudden emotion or surprise.
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Wow! That performance was great.
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Apostrophe ( ‘ )
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Used to show possession.
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This is Roy’s book.
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Used to show the short form of certain words.
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I’d (I would) like to have a look at the menu.
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Quotation marks ( “….” )
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Used in direct speech to show the actual words of a speaker.
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Mary asked, “Can you share the recipe with me?”
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Used to show the names of books, shows, etc.
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I read ‘Peter Pan’ when I was eight years old.
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