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Common Punctuation Mistakes 5 - 8
7 The Semi Colon ( ; )
1 Introduction
8 The Apostrophe (')
9.1 Ellipses ( . . . ) and Suspension Points ( . . . )
4 The Question Mark (?)
2 The Full Stop (.)
3 The Comma (,)
Common Punctuation Mistakes 1 - 4
9.2 Inverted Commas, Single Quotaion Marks (' ') , and Double Quotation Marks ( " ")
5 The Exclamation Mark (!)
9 The Hyphen (-), The N Dash, and The M Dash ( – )
9.3 Brackets ( ) and Braces { }
6 The Colon (:)
9.4 The Slash ( / )
An apostrophe (') is a punctuation mark which has two main uses: it indicates possession, and it identifies that a letter has been left out.
This is David's dog. (possessive.)
This isn't my dog. (isn't = is not, so the apostrophe shows the o in not is missing.)