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PUNCTUATION
Punctuation – Identify the functions of each mark and create one (1) example sentence of the usage for each mark.
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1.. Period: Used to mark the end of a sentence 2., Comma: phrases on either side can be switched 3. – Em Dash: Used to draw attention 4. - En Dash: used to connect words (hyphenate) 5.: Colon: What comes next 6.; Semicolon: before 7.? Question Mark: Interrogative sentence 8.! Exclamation mark: Exclamatory sentence 9. ‘ Apostrophe: indicate ownership (contraction) (quote mark) 10. “ ” Quotation Marks: quote 11.… Ellipsis: Something unsaid 12.[ ] Brackets: To insert something 13.( ) Perencthis: parenthetical useful to know 14./ Back Slash: indicated a choice