Punctuation

Separates related independent clauses joined without a coordinating conjunction.

• Question Mark

• Semi-colon

• Colon

• Quotation Marks

Is used with initials of people's names (Hint: Ends a sentence).

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation Point

• Brackets

Indicates uncertainty about a fact.

• Semi-colon

• Dash

• Hyphen

• Question Mark

Separates main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

• Semi-colon

• Exclamation Point

• Comma

• Colon

Separates alternatives.

• Period

• Dash

• Hyphen

• Slash

Marks an abrupt change.

• Slash

• Dash

• Hyphen

• Brackets

Set off a dialogue or direct quotation.

• Brackets

• Apostrophe

• Double Quotation Marks

• Dash

Ends an interjection, an emphatic phrase, or a sentence.

• Period

• Question Mark

• Exclamation Point

• Hyphen

Indicates the possessive of nouns and indefinite pronouns.

• Colon

• Brackets

• Parentheses

• Apostrophe

Links words that form a compound noun or adjective.

• Parentheses

• Dash

• Hyphen

• Slash