punctuation

the different punctuation marks

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Clues

• used after an interjection, for emphasis
• used in a contraction or possesive
• links two related sentences
• and
• "little star" --a typographical symbol
• used in a matched pair to separate text
• in printing, the paragraph mark
• full stop
• mark used to join words or separate syllables
• marks points on a list
• number sign
• combines the functions of the question and exclamation marks
• mark that encloses words others have spoken
• marks the end of an interrogative sentence
• indicate an omission of a word or a pause in speech
• expresses a number as a fraction of 100
• precedes a list
• used principally for seperating things
• a proofreading mark indicating place of insertion
• not to be confused with hyphen

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