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punctuation

Punctuation marks are symbols or characters used in written language to provide structure, clarity, and meaning to text. They serve various purposes, including indicating pauses, separating ideas, and conveying emphasis.

Some of the most common forms of punctuation include the full stop or period, which looks like a dot or a point ( . ), commas, ( , ), colons ( : ), semicolons ( ; ), dashes or hyphens ( ), exclamation points ( ! ) , and so on.

What’s a Comma Splice?

A comma splice is when a comma separates two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction (or semicolon).

When to use a comma before "so"?

When to Use a Comma Before “So”?

If you’ve clicked to learn when you should use a comma before “so“, then you’ve made the “write” choice. What is the word “so” in

How to Write “P.S.”

PS? Postscript? What does this mean? We’re not talking about your PlayStation, though they do share the same initials as the subject of this GrammarFlex article!