Punctuation, according to the Collins Online Dictionary, is the use of symbols such as full stops or periods, commas, or question marks to divide written words into sentences and clauses.
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Punctuation Guide University of Ottowa
Semicolons, colons, and dashes from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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This guide was created/compiled by Amanda Wills and last updated by Claire Pienaar in 2021. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons BY NC SA 4.0 International License.