Examples of 'punctuation' in a sentence

Meaning of "punctuation"

Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning, such as periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points
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  • A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
  • An act of punctuating.

How to use "punctuation" in a sentence

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Quickly access common punctuation and symbols.
Punctuation and capitalization were regularized at this stage.
Uses the correct punctuation in compound sentences.
Punctuation marks and numerals are also used.
Uses capitalization and punctuation in uninterrupted dialogue.
Punctuation was added to the text at a later date.
I invented phonetic punctuation many years ago.
Punctuation was replaced with rare character combinations.
The purpose of punctuation is to help the reader.
Punctuation marks are to be used as shown in supplement two.
There are no signs denoting punctuation or capitalization.
The punctuation in this text is all wrong.
Original capitalization and punctuation have been modernized.
Open punctuation also frequently drops apostrophes.
Check spelling and punctuation line by line.

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The punctuation in the middle should be removed.
All spelling and a punctuation is kept by authors.
Punctuation makes the meaning of a sentence clear.
You get the punctuation in your line.
Punctuation at the level of words and phrases.
There is so much punctuation in life and death.
Punctuation of pure white or pure black to be effective.
Using excessive punctuation in your subject line.
Punctuation at the end of words is never indexed.
Conjunctions and punctuation are highlighted like this.
Punctuation marks will not be counted as words.
Spaces and most punctuation marks are ignored.
Punctuation very different readings have been suggested.
Always use proper punctuation and capitalization.
Two clicks between word and punctuation.
Spaces and punctuation marks are also allowed.
Blueprint was kind of like the punctuation mark.
And the punctuation always turns into.
A lot of people get fired up about punctuation.
Proper punctuation includes a space after commas.
Typos involving numbers or punctuation marks were ignored.
Some punctuation has been added to facilitate reading.
This is analogous to the punctuation of written language.
The punctuation of the second paragraph is wrong.
Please include any punctuation and spaces.
Their punctuation depends on tone and context.
So he picked me up on a lot of punctuation and grammatical issues.
Any punctuation characters can be used as well.
Use the correct punctuation at the end.
Use punctuation to indicate speed or pace of sound.
And the wonderful part of it is there is no punctuation.
Spaces and punctuation marks are considered symbols.
Answers are just questions with different punctuation.
Do not use punctuation or underline the postcode.
And you do not need that punctuation.

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