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Basic Punctuation Rules - Coggle Diagram
Basic Punctuation Rules
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Commas ,
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Example:
The entree includes chips, salsa, and a beverage
Quotation marks " "
Quotation marks show the beginning and end of a quotation or title of a short work. When citing, the quotation and punctuation rules change.
Example
Sia said, "I'm going to swing from the spider."
Parentheses ()
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Example
We visited several European countries (England, France, Spain) on our trip last year.
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Hyphens -
Hyphens are used to form compound words or join word units. They are also used to join prefixes, suffixes, and letters to words.
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Dashes —
Dashes—often confused with hyphens—connect groups of words to other groups of words to emphasize a point. Usually, the dash separates words in the middle or at the end of a sentence.
Example
I knew the material perfectly—until test day.
We went to Slauson Park—the one north of Fifth Street.
Semicolons ;
Semicolons separate clauses or phrases that are related and that receive equal emphasis. You can go your whole life without using them, or you can impress your readers by using them correctly!.
Example
She traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil; Seoul, South Korea; and , Nairobi, Kenya