ACT Conventions of Standard English

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Colon

Introduce list or reason

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Comma

Separate words or phrases to prevent misreading intended meaning

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Ellipsis

Suggest incomplete thought or omission of words

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Em-dash

Show a break or separation in sentence, show emphasis

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Exclamation mark

Mark end of an exclamation, show surprise or excitement

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Period

Mark the end of a regular sentence

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Question mark

Mark end of a question

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Quotation marks

Show speech or quotes

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Semicolon

Separate 2 different independent clauses in same sentence without a conjunction