[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-267268-105":59,"doc-detail-267268-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":124,"head_meta":126,"extra_data":128,"updated_unix":130},105,"en","basic-rules-of-punctuation-core-guide-basic-content","Basic Rules of Punctuation - Core Guide - Basic Content","","A structured punctuation reference explaining how to use key marks for clear writing and correct grammar. Covers the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma rules for series, independent clauses, dates and addresses, introductory and nonrestrictive elements, coordinate adjectives, and quotation setup. Also details semicolon and colon functions for separating clauses and introducing lists or emphasized wording, plus apostrophe uses for possession, contractions, and pluralizing letters or numbers, ending with guidance for quotation marks around direct speech and short-work titles.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/basic-rules-of-punctuation-core-guide-basic-content/267268/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/basic-rules-of-punctuation-core-guide-basic-content/267268.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Violet","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-22","2026-09-14",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",14,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"When should a period be used?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"Use a period to end a statement, a mild command, or an indirect question, and after most abbreviations.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What are the main uses of commas?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Commas separate items in a series, appear before coordinating conjunctions joining two independent clauses, follow address/date items, set off introductory elements and nonrestrictive parts, and help clarify coordinate adjectives and transitional or parenthetical expressions.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"How do semicolons and colons differ?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"Semicolons separate independent clauses and also separate series items when commas are used too. Colons draw attention to what follows, commonly for lists, appositives, or emphasized quotations.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},267268,1789416517,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":81,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":130,"read_time":39,"preview_page_count":4},4398048950312,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/400002538284de19e3c?_k=1778320343897328908","Basic Rules of Punctuation  \nThe Period  \nUse a period to end a statement, mild command, or indirect question and after most abbreviations.  \nExample: He arrived on time. (statement)  \nSit up straight. (mild command)  \nStudents sometimes wonder whether their teachers read the papers they write. (indirect question)  \n[Mr. Mrs. lb. a.m. p.m. etc](Mr. Mrs. lb. a.m. p.m. etc). (abbreviations)  \nThe Question Mark  \nUse a question mark after a direct question.  \nExample: Who is going on the trip?  \nThe Exclamation Point  \nUse an exclamation point after an emphatic statement, command, or interjection.  \nExample: We must not lose this election! (emphatic statement)  \nStop that right now! (command)  \nHey! Ouch! (interjections)  \nThe Comma  \nUse the comma to separate items in a series.  \nExample: We bought eggs, cheese, and milk at the store.  \nUse a comma before a coordinating conjunction (but, or, yet, for, and, nor, so) joining two independent clauses.  \nExample: I didn’t have a good time on my vacation, so I intend to go to a different place next year.  \nUse a comma after every item in an address or date (if there is more than one item) .  \nExample: My address is 511 Sand Lane, St. Joseph, Missouri.  \nI’m going to a conference on Monday, May 11, 1997.  \nUse a comma to set off most introductory elements.  \nExample: Fortunately, he said he would go.  \nSusan, are you going to the store?  \nYes, I am going after dinner.  \nWhen I arrived, they were eating dinner.  \nUse a comma to set off nonrestrictive elements.  \nExample: For camp the children needed clothes that were  \nwashable. (restrictive)  \nFor camp the children needed sturdy shoes, which were expensive. (nonrestrictive)  \nUse a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (if they can be  \nconnected with \"and\") .  \nExample: Robert is a warm, gentle, affectionate father.  \nUse a comma to set off transitional and parenthetical expressions, absolute phrases, and contrasted elements.  \nExample: Mike did not understand the assignment; therefore, he didn’t complete it. (transitional)  \nEvolution, as far as we know, does not work this way. (parenthetical)  \nHis tennis game at last perfected, Chris won the cup. (absolute)  \nCelia, unlike Robert, had no loathing for dance contests. (contrasted)  \nUse a comma before the text of a quotation.  \nExample: The teacher said,“Return to your seats.”  \nUse a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter.  \nExample: Dear Mom,  \nThe Semicolon  \nUse a semicolon to separate independent clauses in a sentence and to separate items in a series when commas are used as well.  \nExample: Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice (Mencken) .  \nThe only sensible ends of literature are first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one’s family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash (Hawthorne) .  \nThe Colon  \nUse a colon to call attention to the words that follow it.  \nExample: The routine includes the following: twenty knee bends, fifty leg lifts, and five minutes of running in place. (list)  \nMy roommate is guilty of two of the seven deadly sins: gluttony and sloth. (appositive)  \nConsider the words of John F. Kennedy: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”(quotation)  \nThe Apostrophe  \nUse the apostrophe to indicate possession, to mark contractions, and to pluralize letters or numbers.  \nExample: boy’s hat; ladies’hats; men’s coats (possession)  \naren’t, won’t, can’t, didn’t (contractions)  \nThere are four s’s in Mississippi. (plural letters)  \nThe Quotation Mark  \nUse quotation marks to enclose direct quotes and around titles of short works.  \nExample: The poem “Mother to Son” is by Langston Hughes.“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.","cbCair75BFAxkUIP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair75BFAxkUIP","pdf",46551,"English","# The Period\n# The Question Mark\n# The Exclamation Point\n# The Comma\n## The Semicolon\n## The Colon\n## The Apostrophe\n## The Quotation Mark","[{\"question\":\"When should a period be used?\",\"answer\":\"Use a period to end a statement, a mild command, or an indirect question, and after most abbreviations.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main uses of commas?\",\"answer\":\"Commas separate items in a series, appear before coordinating conjunctions joining two independent clauses, follow address/date items, set off introductory elements and nonrestrictive parts, and help clarify coordinate adjectives and transitional or parenthetical expressions.\"},{\"question\":\"How do semicolons and colons differ?\",\"answer\":\"Semicolons separate independent clauses and also separate series items when commas are used too. Colons draw attention to what follows, commonly for lists, appositives, or emphasized quotations.\"}]","Basic Rules of Punctuation - Core Guide - Basic Content | PDF"]