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What are the comma, em-dash, and ellipsis used for in writing

What are the comma, em-dash, and ellipsis used for in writing
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What are the comma, em-dash, and ellipsis used for in writing

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Comma: Indicates a pause between parts of a sentence.
Em-Dash: A long dash used in punctuation.
Ellipsis: Used to indicate where you've dropped words or sentences if you wanted to shorten a quote.
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