Interpunction

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The Comma (,)
The comma is useful in a sentence when the writer wishes to:

pause before proceeding
add a phrase that does not contain any new subject
separate items on a list
use more than one adjective (a describing word, like beautiful)

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Ellipsis ...
Less frequently, a series of three full stops (an ellipsis) can be used to indicate where a section of a quotation has been omitted when it is not relevant to the text, 
for example:
“The boy was happy… at the start of his summer holiday.”

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Exclamation Mark (!)
An exclamation mark indicates strong feeling within a sentence, such as fear, anger or love. It is also used to accentuate feeling within the written spoken word.
For example:“Help! I love you!”
In this way, it can also be used to indicate a sharp instruction
“Stop! Police!”
or to indicate humour
“Ha! Ha! Ha!” 

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Question Mark (?)
The question mark simply indicates that a sentence is asking a question. It always comes at the end of a sentence:
For example:
Are we at the end?

Note that the question mark also serves as a full stop.

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Semi-colon (;)
The semi-colon is perhaps the most difficult sign of punctuation to use accurately. If in doubt, avoid using it and convert the added material into a new sentence.
As a general rule, the semi-colon is used in the following ways:
When joining two connected sentences.
For example:
We set out at dawn; the weather looked promising.

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Colon (:)
The colon within a sentence makes a very pointed pause between two phrases. There are two main uses of the colon:
It is most commonly used when listing.
For example: She placed the following items into the trolley: beer, fruit, vegetables, toilet rolls, cereals and cartons of milk.
Or it can be used within a heading, or descriptive title.
For example: Human Resource Management: Guidelines for Telephone Advisers

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Quotation or Speech Marks (“….”)
Used to mark out speech when quoting someone else's speech.
For example:
My grandpa said, "Share your chocolates with your friends."
"George, don't do that!"
"Will you get your books out please?” said Mrs Jones, the teacher, “and quieten down!"

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Brackets ( )
Brackets always come in pairs ( ) and are used to make an aside, or a point which is not part of the main flow of a sentence. If you remove the words between the brackets, the sentence should still make sense.
For example:
“The strategy (or strategies) chosen to meet the objectives may need to change as the intervention continues.”

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Add interpunction in the following sentences

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How much do those apples cost

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The news however came as a shock

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The text that she sent had lots of emojis

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perhaps you dont always need to use commas periods colons etc to make sentences clear

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when i am in a hurry tired cold lazy or angry i sometimes leave out punctuation marks

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grammar is stupid i can write without it and dont need it my uncle Harry once said

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he was not very clever and i never understood a word he wrote to me i think ill learn some punctuation not too much enough to write to Uncle Harry

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Which is correct?
A
Let's eat grandma.
B
Let's eat, grandma.

Slide 22 - Quiz

Which is correct?
A
I love stranger things it's the best.
B
I love stranger things, it's the best.

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Which is correct?
A
Pass the rolls: I'm really hungry
B
Pass the rolls. I'm really hungry

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Which is correct?
A
I'm running late, I'll be there soon.
B
I'm running late; I'll be there soon.
C
I'm running late I'll be there soon.
D
Im running late i'll be there soon.

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