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Punctuation Marks punctuation - Coggle Diagram
Punctuation Marks
Period
are placed at the end of declarative sentences (statements) and imperative sentences (commands)
placed at the end of abbreviated words within a sentence
Ellipsis
build anticipation
give the reader something to think about
placeholder to show the reader that something has been omitted
remove part of a direct quote
Quotation marks
Transcribe speech to text
signify titles of small works like poems
Indicate a direct quote
show that the validity of a word is doubted
discuss words as words without referencing their intended meaning
set apart nicknames from formal names
Semi-colon
Use in a serial list
Use with conjunctive adverbs
connect related independent clauses
