September 24 is Punctuation Day. Punctuation includes things like periods, commas, exclamation points, question marks, semicolons, and colons. These are the most common punctuation marks used day-to-day. But there are so many more. Here are 6 more commonly used punctuation marks and when to use them:
Hyphen (-)
Brings words together to make a compound word.
Ex: well-known
Dash (—)
Adds a break within a sentence. Used to make a stronger pause than a comma.
Ex: The writer—a stickler for proper grammar—read over the sentence multiple times.
Parentheses ( )
Includes extra and unimportant information in a sentence.
Ex: The restaurant (on Main Street) last night served amazing appetizers.
Apostrophe (')
Used for possession or contractions.
Ex: Annabelle’s lunch was good. It’s a sunny day.
Quotation Marks (" ")
Identifies speech, title or specific term.
Ex: “I wanted to go to the store,” Justin said.
Ellipsis (...)
Replaces words left out of a sentence.
Ex: Vegetables were on sale, including corn, green beans, broccoli…
Want to learn more about the most common punctuation marks? You can read about those here.
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