• A question ends with a question mark [?].
• A semi-colon [;] is not a comma. It joins two clauses of a compound sentence:
We were bored with the programs on TV; we decided to go to the library.
• A colon [:] introduces a list of items:
Our school has teams for most sports: track, basketball, football, soccer, swimming and tennis.
• A hyphen [-] shows that part of a word is carried onto the next line. Break the word between
syllables; you can’t divide a one-syllable word.
• Quotation marks are used properly as follows:
Craig said, “Something is wrong with my hard drive.”
“I want to go to the Epicentre,” she explained. “My favorite team is the Quakes.”
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