A Hyphen [ - ] is used to join words or syllables.
A Dash [-] marks a sudden break or stop in a sentence.
A Parenthesis [( )] includes words which might be left out without injuring the sense.
Brackets [ ] inclose words, etc., intended to explain or rectify what precedes or follows.
An Apostrophe ['] indicates the omission of one or more letters; or denotes the possessive case.
Quotation Marks [" ">[ show that the passage included, is taken from some other author.
OF CAPITAL LETTERS.
A Capital should begin: (1) the first word of every sentence, and of every line of poetry; (2) proper names of persons, places, months, and days; (3) all appellations of the Deity; (4) titles of honor; (5) names of things personified; (6) names denoting the race or nation of individuals; (7) adjectives derived from proper names; (8) the first word of a direct quotation or speech; (9) the principal words in the titles of books; (10) words denoting important events, the chief subject of a composition, etc. (11) The pronoun I and the interjection O are always capitals.