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punctuation (s) (noun), punctuations (pl)
1. The use of specific marks to clarify the meanings of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences, clauses, and phrases: Punctuation does for writing and printing what pauses and changes of voice do for speech.
2. The process or an instance of adding certain marks, such as question marks, commas, semicolons, colons, question marks, exclamation marks, quotation marks, parentheses, brackets, apostrophes, and asterisks to groups of written words: The use of punctuations provides tools to indicate pauses, quotations, and to clarify meanings or inflections (changes in the basic forms of words, such as to show tenses, singulars and plurals, etc.).
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punctuation mark (s) (noun), punctuation marks (pl)
A printed or written symbol which is neither a letter nor a number: Punctuation marks help make the meanings of compositions more understandable, such as periods, commas, question marks, colons, semicolons, exclamation marks, quotation marks, parentheses, brackets, hyphens, apostrophes, etc.

You can learn more about punctuation marks by clicking on this Index of Punctuation Marks and Punctuation Marks with Symbols, Explanations, and Examples.

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When someone is in prison, what is his or her favorite punctuation mark?

A period, because it is at the end of a sentence.

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(apostrophes used as punctuation marks)
(brackets that are used as punctuation marks)
(colons as punctuation marks)
(commas as punctuation marks)
(dashes as punctuation marks)
(exclamations as punctuation marks)
(hyphens as punctuation marks)
(Latin punctus "a point" or "a mark"; the standardized non-alphabetical symbols or marks that are used to organize writing into clauses, phrases, and sentences, and in this way to clarify meanings)
(parentheses as punctuation marks)
(periods used as punctuation marks)
(this page includes a presentation of the punctuation marks or symbols that are in general use in English writing)
(a mark of punctuation for questions)
(symbols at the beginning and end of a word or groups of words)
(underlining as a punctuation mark)
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Punctuation Marks

Lists of punctuation marks that are presented for better understanding and usage.

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Punctuation Marks or Punctuations with Symbols
The Punctuation Marks with Symbols and Explanations.
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