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Punctuation
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Full stop or period
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What is full stop?

A full stop is used to end a sentence.

It is most often used in declarative sentences.
A declarative sentence is a simple statement that is used to provide information about something or state a
fact. It ends with a full stop or a period.
 Examples of full stop

I asked her whether she could navigate me to London.

Sarah is a graceful and talented dancer.
She thinks that she can win the race if she practised well.
I think John is serving his two years in the national service.
James said that he would love to go to London someday.
Commas
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Where to use a comma?

A comma provides a pause in a sentence or separates items in a list

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Examples of commas

When Evan was ready to go to the park, it started raining.

Last night, Bill ran away from home.
Yesterday, Seonghwa rode her bicycle with Jung-wa.
The Cottgrave Country Park which is located in Nottinghamshire, is one of the biggest parks in London.
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Colon
 What is a colon?

A colon is a punctuation mark that is used to divide a sentence

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Examples of colon

You will need to bring three things for the party: something to eat, drink, and play.
We have two options here: stay and fight, or run like the wind.
The movie had everything I wanted: action and suspense.
Hyphen
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What is a hyphen?

A hyphen is a punctuation to connect words.

A hyphen also is a punctuation to add extra information about the characters, setting, and other vital things in
the writing or the story.
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Examples of hyphen

There were three main female characters in the movie- the daughter, the mother, and the nun.
“Help! The horse is going too fast!” the actor cried, “I think I’m about to fall-“
Exclamation mark
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What is a exclamation mark

An exclamation mark is represents and sadness.

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Examples of exclamation mark?

“Bill is back from the UK!” cried Jill.

It’s because of you, she died!” said Milly wallowing right to the ground.
“Hi!” said the lady in the lady in the white shirt.
Semi colon
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What is a semi colon?

You use a semicolon to connect two main clauses.

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Examples of semi colon

I ordered chicken pasta for lunch; life is too short to burn calories.
Martha has gone to the library; her sister went to the park.
We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from our neighbour.
Apostrophe
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Apostrophe

This is a punctuation mark used to indicate possession.

It is also used to represent letters or numbers.
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Examples of apostrophe

I can’t believe you stole Charlie’s watch.

I’m planning to write a book someday.
You’ll be executed if you don’t complete your six years in jail.
Speech marks
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Speech marks

Speech marks are used to represent a dialogue or a speech that the character is saying.
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Examples of speech marks

“I love the ice cream they sell over here!” exclaimed Logan.
“If you weren’t so irresponsible she would have lived,” said Rory,”I can’t believe what you did!”
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Write examples of sentences including all
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