Period (Full Stop) [.]: Ends a complete declarative sentence or statement., Question Mark [?]: Ends a direct question (e.g., Are you coming?)., Exclamation Point [!]: Indicates strong emotion, surprise, or commands., Semicolon [;]: Connects two independent clauses that are closely related without a conjunction., Colon [:]: Introduces a list, explanation, or example., Apostrophe [']: Indicates possession (e.g., Sarah's book) or contractions (e.g., cannot can´t, Hyphen [-]: Joins words together (e.g., long-term)., Quotation Marks [" "]: Enclose direct quotations. Note that periods and commas generally go inside the closing quotation mark in American English., Dash [—]: Indicates a strong pause or break in tought, Comma (,) - Separates items in a list (e.g., apples, bananas, and grapes)., Comma (,) Separates independent clauses when joined by a conjunction (e.g., I wanted coffee, but I ran out)

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