Proper Punctuation

Explained With Bacon

Apostrophes
Makes a Noun Possessive

Zeb's Bacon
was juicier than
Myrna's Bacon

Asterisk
Direct Readers to Further Information

Bacon is
made from pigs*.

* Bacon is a meat product prepared from a pig and

usually cured. It is first cured using large quantities of
salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is

Brackets
Inserts Comments Someone Else Than The
Author

Philbert said with

concern, "Xavier
[the new Bacon
curer] is a
vegetarian!

Clone

Separates Titles From Subtitles

Bacon wars:
Canadian or
American Bacon on
Italian Pizzas?

Comma

Separates Items Within The List

Codys favorite
desserts are
Chocolate, Icecream, Bacon and
Cake.

Ellipse

Indicate Hesitating Speech in Dialogue

I just need
one more
slice

Exclamation Mark

Shows Excitement and Gusto

I love Bacon!

Question Mark

Asks a Question

Why dont
movie theaters
sell Bacon?

Quotation Mark

Addresses a Word as a Word

If I ever hear
the word Bacon
again, Im going
to eat some!

Semicolon

Joins Two Related Complete Sentences

Bob just ate

his first piece
of Bacon; it
changed his
life forever

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