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Punctuation Marks and Formatting

Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct gap.

apostrophe, heading, dash, comma, capital letter, colon, exclamation point, period, quotation marks, semi-colon, bold, parentheses, italics, abbreviation, question mark, slash, underline

To form a contracted form of the verb, such as "don't", I need to use an .

Each sentence should always begin with a .

When giving a list of objects such as "hat, jacket, scarf and gloves", you need to separate each object by inserting a

If you want to show that you are really excited in a sentence use an !

It is necessary to use a after "http" when typing a URL.

Important information is often highlighted in documents by the use of

Generally, links are on web pages.

Telephone numbers in the United States often have groups of numbers separated by a .

In other countries, telephone numbers often have groups of numbers separated by a .

Additional information within a sentence is often surrounded by .

Indirect questions end with a period, not with a

The beginning of an article usually has some kind of at the top.

When reporting what another person says, the author can use reported speech or direct speech, which is signaled by the use of .

Long lists of items are often introduced by the use of a .

The vast majority of sentences end in a .

Names of books, plays and other artistic creations are often put into .

Many common terms used in banking have universally accepted , which save typing time.

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