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what is punctuation
Punctuation is the system of signs or symbols given to a reader to show how a sentence is constructed and how it should be read.
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why is it important
its important so readers find reading a text or book easier, according to The Penguin Guide to Punctuation, "The problem with poor punctuation is that it makes life difficult for the reader who needs to read and understand what you've written."
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how punctuation works
They show the reader where sentences start and finish and if they are used properly they make your writing easy to understand. This section gives practical guidance on how to use commas, semicolon
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basic signs
the comma , the full stop . the question mark ? the exclamation mark ! the slash / the brackets ()
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how each punctuation work (brackets)
Round brackets (also called parentheses, especially in American English) are mainly used to separate off information that isn’t essential to the meaning of the rest of the sentence.
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how does punctuation work (exclamation mark)
The main use of the exclamation mark is to end sentences that express: an exclamation: Ow! That hurt! Hello! How are you? direct speech that represents something shouted or spoken very loudly: ‘Look up there!’ she yelled.
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commas
A punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items in a list.‘You should not end your sentence before you have a subject and verb appropriately placed, nor jam all your sentences together with commas.
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dashes
with object Cause (someone) to lose confidence; dispirit. ‘I won't tell Stuart—I think he'd be dashed’
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summary
to summarise punctuation is everywhere, E.G in books, texts, letters, websites, newspapers, magerzines.
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its important so readers find reading a text or book easier, according to The Penguin Guide to Punctuation, "The problem with poor punctuation is that it makes life difficult for the reader who needs to read and understand what you've written."

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why is it important

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They show the reader where sentences start and finish and if they are used properly they make your writing easy to understand. This section gives practical guidance on how to use commas, semicolon

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the comma , the full stop . the question mark ? the exclamation mark ! the slash / the brackets ()

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Round brackets (also called parentheses, especially in American English) are mainly used to separate off information that isn’t essential to the meaning of the rest of the sentence.

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