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Common Punctuation Mistakes 5 - 8
7 The Semi Colon ( ; )
1 Introduction
8 The Apostrophe (')
9.1 Ellipses ( . . . ) and Suspension Points ( . . . )
4 The Question Mark (?)
2 The Full Stop (.)
3 The Comma (,)
Common Punctuation Mistakes 1 - 4
9.2 Inverted Commas, Single Quotaion Marks (' ') , and Double Quotation Marks ( " ")
5 The Exclamation Mark (!)
9 The Hyphen (-), The N Dash, and The M Dash ( – )
9.3 Brackets ( ) and Braces { }
6 The Colon (:)
9.4 The Slash ( / )
Ellipses ( . . . ) is a set of three dots, with spaces between them, to represent some missing text.
He went on to explain his ideas, starting with . . .
It should be avoided when writing for Cambridge exams.
Ellipses is often confused with Suspension Points, which are used to indicate hesitation,
I didn't think . . . I mean, I wasn't sure . . . It wasn't important.
Ellipses is mostly used when quoting text.