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open punctuation

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punctuation characterized by sparing use of stops, esp of the commaCompare close punctuation

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How To Use Punctuation MarksPunctuation marks have a lot of different uses. The period, question mark, and exclamation point are used to end sentences.
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What Are The 6 Major Punctuation Marks?You’ve definitely seen them around, but do you know how they’re supposed to be used? The major punctuation marks are the period, comma, exclamation point, question mark, semicolon, and colon. These marks organize sentences and give them structure. The Period A period (.) ends a sentence. It comes immediately after the last letter of a sentence, and there only needs to be one space between …
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