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Full stop

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used to show a complete thought, make writing clear.

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comma

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separates ideas within a sentence, creates pauses, clarifies meaning, show list

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Exclamation mark

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strong emotion, excitement or anger, emphasize a point, express surprise or urgency.

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Question mark

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request information or seek clarification

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Colon

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introduce a list, a quotation or a statement that explains the sentence written before the colon. To show that important information is coming up.

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Semi colon

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connect two related ideas that could stand alone in separate sentences.

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dash

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to show sudden change in thought or to introduce an explanation or emphasis

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quotation marks

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indicate direct speech, that word is being used in a special way sic as irony or sarcasm

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independent clauses

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clauses that can stand alone as complete sentences.
Effect: express a complete idea.

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dependent clauses

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add information to the sentence, add more detail to a sentence, mor informative.

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