Punctuation Marks

The period

Used at the end of any sentence that is intended to make a statement

I visited my friend in the city. She lives with her mom.

The comma

Used to pause before proceeding

Used to add a phrase that does not contain any new subject

He walked all the way home, and he shut the door.

Used to separate items on a list

The colon

Used before a list . Another use of this punctuation mark is after a heading.

Example: I want the following items: butter, sugar, and flour.

The semicolon

Used is to join together two sentences that are related

Call me tomorrow; you can give me an answer then.