What does a comma eclisepes and parentheses do within a sentence?

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Using (commas) within a sentence seems to me to be a break within the sentence as we speak (like we are thinking about what to add or say). What about the the astrophe! It would seem the puncuations are marks that equal to speech? It seems I have misunderstood there place in a sentence. If this is the case then I have misunderstood that these marks are copying speaking words?  Somewhat like  synonyms that also relate to the core word?   pljames

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Hi;

The apostrophe (also called a single quote mark) is a punctuation mark used for several purposes.

1) It indicates possessive. -

That is John's car.

The boys' soccer ball went into the street.

2) It indicates a contraction - (letters missing from two words said together)

Isn't John coming with us? (is + not)

I can't join you today. (can+ not)

He's already received the letter. (he + has)

'Tis the season to be jolly. (It + is)

Warning: Its and it's are easily confused!

The dog wagged its tail. (no apostrophe)

It's a nice day today. (It+is)

3) Making the plural of lower-case letters:

Mind your p's and q's.

I know my abc's.

4) It is a quotation within another quotation. (The single quote looks just like the apostrophe, but it has a different name.) Double quotation marks are used for direct quotation of what someone said.

John said, "Mary is very impolite. She told me once, 'You are really dumb.' I don't like her."

What does a comma eclisepes and parentheses do within a sentence?

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