Advanced Punctuation & Quoting
Level: Advanced
Master complex sentence structures involving colons, semicolons, hyphens, em-dashes (typed as two hyphens --), and nested quotations.
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Instructions:
- Advanced texts often require precise use of a full range of punctuation for clarity and style.
- Pay close attention to colons for introductions or explanations, and semicolons for linking closely related independent clauses.
- Hyphens join compound words or modifiers; em-dashes (often typed as two hyphens -- or a special character) create emphasis or set off parenthetical thoughts.
- Nested quotes use single quotes ('like this') inside double quotes ("like this").