This little guy –> , <– is called a comma. And before you think too hard, it’s not that state you must have been in through English class from 3rd grade onward. This punctuation is used to separate a sentence and often between adjectives.
Next up is this one –> . <–, it’s called a period and it’s not just for women. A period is used to end a sentence so you can branch into another one. Hey look, I just used an one! Man, we sure are learning quick!
This next one –> ’ <– may confuse you a bit (not too hard I’m sure). It’s called an Apostrophe. This bugger is often used to show possession of something or the omission of one or more letters. Examples would be the following:
You’re a jackass. The apostrophe is great because it actually take two separate words “you” and “are” and unites them in a holy matrimony to produce one simple one. Cool, huh?!
That’s John’s car. Right there, look at that! Apostrophe snuck in there and made TWO appearances. Can you believe it?!
I’ll touch one semicolons, as these may be a bit advanced for you but hey, we’re doing great so far so let’s just keep the ball rolling. A semicolon –> ; <– looks like this. I know, before you start letting your brain fry thinking, “Is it a period or a comma?” I’ll let you know it’s both and neither. Crazy, eh? This guy can be used between two separate but related statements, such as the following:
mechanical animal doesn’t know proper English; I’ll try to help him.