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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.
عندي الباردة.
We do not want to purchase the house.
نحن لا نريد لشراء منزل.
U.B.C. - University of British Columbia.
الجامعة
N.A.T.O. - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
المعاهدة

2. The question mark is used in setences asking a question.
 
English
Contraction
إنك لا يمكن أن تذهب؟
Can you not go?
Can't you go?
كيف أنها لا يمكن ان تذهب؟
How could she not go?
How couldn't she go?
جون سوف لا جواب سؤالي؟
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.

Tim??

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