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Examples of punctuation marks include:
 
Examples of punctuation marks include:
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:'''&''' — An [[ampersand]] is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").
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:<big>&</big> — An [[ampersand]] is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").
:'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' - An [[apostrophe]] indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.
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:<big><nowiki>'</nowiki></big> - An [[apostrophe]] indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.
:''':''' — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.
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:<big>:</big> — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.
:''',''' — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.
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:<big>,</big> — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.
:'''...''' — An [[ellipsis]] is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.  
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:<big>...</big> — An [[ellipsis]] is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.  
:'''!''' — An [[exclamation point]] is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.
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:<big>!</big> — An [[exclamation point]] is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.
:'''-''' — A [[hyphen]] or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.
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:<big>-</big> — A [[hyphen]] or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.
:'''.''' — A [[period]] or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.
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:<big>.</big> — A [[period]] or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.
:'''?''' — A [[question mark]] is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.
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:<big>?</big> — A [[question mark]] is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.
:'''"''' — A [[quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.
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:<big>"</big> — A [[quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.
:''';''' — A [[semicolon]] is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.
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:<big>;</big> — A [[semicolon]] is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.
:'''/''' — A [[slash]] is used to separate related items of information.
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:<big>/</big> — A [[slash]] is used to separate related items of information.
:'''~''' — A [[tilde]] is used in text to indicate the omission of a word.
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:<big>~</big> — A [[tilde]] is used in text to indicate the omission of a word.
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
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