Full stop . , Indicates that a sentence has finished., Comma , , Shows a slight pause in a sentence, separates clauses in a complex sentence and items in a list., Question mark?, Goes at the end of a question instead of a full stop., Exclamation mark!, Goes at the end of a dramatic sentence instead of a full stop to show surprise or shock. Only one is required at the end of a sentence if you are using it., Apostrophe ‘ , Shows that letter(s) have been left out or indicates possession., Speech marks “ ”, Indicates direct speech - a character is talking. Remember to start a new line for a new speaker, Quote marks “ ”, When writing non-fiction texts, words inside quotation marks are ones you have taken from another source., Colon :, Introduces a list, a statement or a quote in a sentence, Semicolon ; , Separates two clauses that are related and of equal importance., Dash -, Separates extra information from the main clause by holding words apart. Used as a linking device in a sentence (e.g. 1914-1918). Can be used in dialogue when a speaker is interrupted, Brackets ( ) , They separate extra information from the main clause and can be used like dashes to hold words apart., Ellipsis …, To show a passage of time, to hook the reader and create suspense.Used in speech when the speaker does not finish their sentence.Also used when quoting in an essay to skip over irrelevantevidence, Hyphen -, Used to divide, combine and join words. Used to create compound adjectives (top-class) and for all compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine., Single inverted commas ‘ ’, The titles of books, poems, movies, plays, games and television shows should be placed in single inverted commas..

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