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'''Punctuation''' is sub-category of [[Grammar]] | '''Punctuation''' is sub-category of [[Grammar]] | ||
* punctuation is used to set rules for recreating in writing human speech | |||
** such as hard pauses (periods, semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses) and soft pauses (commas) | |||
* however, punctuation enables writing to go beyond verbal communication for complex expression and meaning | |||
See: | See: | ||
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* [[Parts of Speech]] for grammar and usage rules on word categories | * [[Parts of Speech]] for grammar and usage rules on word categories | ||
* [[Word Parts of Speech & Grammar Rules]] | * [[Word Parts of Speech & Grammar Rules]] | ||
* [[SAT Writing]] | |||
[category: Grammar] | [category: Grammar] | ||
[category: Language Arts] | [category: Language Arts] | ||
[category: SAT Verbal]] | |||
== comma == | |||
* used to create a pause | |||
* uses of commas | |||
** lists | |||
** joining phrases | |||
** separating ideas | |||
** parenthetical or brackets | |||
=== lists === | |||
=== conjunction === | |||
=== separating ideas or gaps === | |||
=== parenthetical or brackets === | |||
* functions as parentheses to set aside additional information without interrupting the basic sentence | |||
* see | |||
** [[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/comma (suxxex.ac.uk)]] | |||