Punctuation marks are symbols that are used to aid the clarity and comprehension

of written language.

The period is the workhorse of punctuation. Like a great dessert, it's always
welcome at the end.

Note: Exclamation marks should be used sparingly and usually not at

all in formal writing.

Between sentences, the most common mark of punctuation is the period; within
sentences, the most common mark is the comma.

Commas tell us how to read and understand sentences because they tell us where
to pause. A correctly placed comma helps move readers from the beginning of a
sentence to the end. A misplaced comma can create more confusion than a
conversation with a teenager.

Note: A colon is never preceded by a white space, but it is

always followed by a white space, and it is never followed by
a hyphen or a dash.