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V. Punctuation
Other Punctuation Marks
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This chapter of the book covers the colon, the dash, parentheses, brackets, the ellipsis mark, and the slash. Below are some guidelines for usage. The Dash - Use a dash or dashes to indicate a sudden change in tone or thought and to set off some sentence elements.
Parentheses - Use parentheses to enclose parenthetical expressions and labels for lists within sentences.
Brackets - Use brackets within quotations to indicate your own comments or changes.
The Ellipsis Mark - Use the ellipsis mark to indicate omissions from quotations and pauses in speech.
The Slash - Use the slash between options, between lines of poetry that are run in to the text, and in electronic addresses.
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