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They are called Punctuation sings.

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Q: What do you call the apostrophe comma period hyphen?
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What do you call a period or comma or question mark?

Periods, commas, question marks, and others are in the grouping of writing called, "Punctuation".


What do you call the dash between compound words?

"-" = hyphen


Is on call hyphenated?

My educated guess is that it is used without a hyphen when used as a verb, and with a hyphen when used as an adjective. Dr. Smith is on call. He is the on-call physician. Similar to follow up: Dr. Smith will follow up with the patient when she has her follow-up visit.


Is on-call hyphenated?

My educated guess is that it is used without a hyphen when used as a verb, and with a hyphen when used as an adjective. Dr. Smith is on call. He is the on-call physician. Similar to follow up: Dr. Smith will follow up with the patient when she has her follow-up visit.


What do you call the hyphen or you shape denoting vowel sounds?

You may be referring to an 'umlaut'


What do you call a set of thee numbers that are separated by a comma?

a set


Does a comma go after but when it begins a sentence?

No, or not usually. The comma stands for a pause, and those statements that may begin with "but" do not generally call for a pause after it.


What did we call the words like that's which use an apostrophe?

Contractions use the apostrophe symbol. I can not go today. I can't go today.


What do you call a pair of numbers in the form x comma y?

ordered pair


What do you call a poem line when it runs on without a comma or a full stop?

Enjambment


Does one need a comma with anyway?

While I would not say that every use of the word anyway requires a comma, without exception, it is true that anyway often does call for a comma. Just remember, if you would pause slightly while speaking that sentence aloud, that is where a comma should go.


What is an apologetic apostrophe?

An apologetic apostrophe is an apostrophe added to a word in the Scots language or dialect to give the appearance of a contraction of an originally English word - for example, the words gi'e (give), ba' (ball), or ca' (call).