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Punctuation (punc - tu - a - tion)

1. A period is used at the end of a sentence and after an abbreviation.
 
English
  I have a cold.
  We do not want to purchase the house.
  U.B.C. - University of British Columbia.
  N.A.T.O. - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

2. The question mark is used in setences asking a question.
 
English
Contraction
  Can you not go? Can't you go?
  How could she not go? How couldn't she go?
  Will John not answer my question? John won't answer my question?
4. The comma is used in a sentence to separate ideas.
Francais
English
Je dois acheter des pommes, des oranges, et des poires. I need to purchase apples, oranges, and pears.
Pourrait le pas en avant de John, de Jane, et de Salley. Could John, Jane, and Salley step forward.

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