With reference to the use of Punctuation marks, which of the following statements is not correct?
1
A hyphen (-) is used to join words to form compound words or indicate a range.
2
A semicolon (;) can be used to separate items in a list if those items contain commas.
3
An exclamation mark (!) is used to show strong emotion and should be used frequently in formal writing.
4
Brackets ([ ]) are typically used to insert editorial comments or explanations into quoted material.