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Punctuation Rules: Semicolon, Colon, Apostrophe and Quotes

Learn semicolon and colon relationships, apostrophes for possession and contractions, quotation marks for exact speech, and the most important exceptions and error checks.

2 minute readUpdated 30 Aug 2026

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Punctuation Rules: Semicolon, Colon, Apostrophe and Quotes

Learn semicolon and colon relationships, apostrophes for possession and contractions, quotation marks for exact speech, and the most important exceptions and error checks.

Source: TNPSC Lab original editorial grammar resource · GENERIC_GRAMMAR_V1 · hash-addressed

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