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PUNCTUATION MARKSPUNCTUATION MARKSPUNCTUATION MARKSPUNCTUATION MARKS
By:
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
http://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJAR
http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
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PUNCTUATION MARKS
A System composed of conventional signs (punctuationmarks) and spaces is employed to organize written and
printed language in order to make it as readable, clear, and
logical as possible.Standard punctuation marks and conventions include
the full stop (also known as period or point), commas, colon,
, ,
question mark, apostrophe, hyphen, and parenthesis (which
includes dashes, brackets, and the use of parenthetical
commas).
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PUNCTUATION MARKSPUNCTUATION MARKSPUNCTUATION MARKSPUNCTUATION MARKS
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Punctuation is a really important aspect in
writing. It helps you to make your writing
more understandable. It would be really hardto read a text without capital letters, periods
P u n c t u a t i o nP u n c t u a t i o nP u n c t u a t i o nP u n c t u a t i o n
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.correctly can greatly enhance both the clarityand the power of your writing.
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The Fourteen Punctuation Marks In EnglishKnowing where and when to use the fourteen punctuation marks can greatly improveyour writing skills.
The fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar are:1. the period,
2. question mark,3. exclamation point,4. comma,5. semicolon,
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. co on,7. dash,8. hyphen,9. parentheses,10. brackets,
11. braces,12. apostrophe,13. quotation marks, and14. ellipses.
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SENTENCE ENDINGS : are the period, question mark, and exclamation point.1. THE PERIOD (.) is, according to yourDictionary.com, placed at the end of
declarative sentences and other statements thought to be complete, and aftermany abbreviations.
For example: As a sentence ender: Jane and Jack went to the market. After an abbreviation: Her Mar. birthday came and went.2. THE QUESTION MARK (?) is used to indicate a direct question when placed at
Sentence EndingsSentence EndingsSentence EndingsSentence Endings
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e en o a sen ence.For example:
When did Jane leave for the market?3. THE EXCLAMATION POINT/MARK (!) is used when a person wants to express
a sudden outcry or add emphasis.
Within dialogue: Holy cow! screamed Jane.To emphasize a point: My mother-in-law's rants make me furious!
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THE COMMA, semicolon and colon are often misused because they all can indicatea pause in a series. According to yourDictionary.com, the comma is a punctuationmark (,) used to indicate a separation of ideas or elements within the structure of asentence. Additionally, it is used in letter writing after the salutation and closing.
1. Separating elements within sentences: Suzi wanted the black, green, and blue
shoes.2. Letter Salutations: Dear Uncle John,3. Separation of two complete sentences: We went to the movies, and we went to
the beach.
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According to yourDictionary.com, THE SEMICOLON (;) is used to connectindependent clauses and indicating a closer relationship between the clauses than aperiod does. For example: John was hurt;he knew she only said it to upset him.
A COLON (:) has two main uses.1. after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series and
often after the salutation of a business letter, according to yourDictionary.com.Colons have been used throughout this presentation to indicate examples.
2. within time expressions. Within time, it is used to separate out the hour andminute: 12:15 p.m.
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Two kinds of dashes are used throughout written communications. They are: the en dash andthe em dash. The en dash, () is roughly the width of the letter n. It is shorter than anem dash.
According to yourDictionary.com, an en dash is A symbol (-) used in writing or printing to
connect continuing or inclusive numbers or to connect elements of a compound adjective wheneither of the elements is an open compound, as 1880-1945or Princeton-New York trains.
The en dash is used in ranges, such as 610 years, read as "six to ten years".
However, the em dash has more complicated grammatical use. The term em dash derives
from its defined width of one em. The s mbol of - is used to indicate a break in thou ht or
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sentence structure, to introduce a phrase added for emphasis, definition, or explanation, or toseparate two clauses, according to yourDictionary.com.
Use it in the following manner: We only wanted to get two birds but the clerk talked us into four
pregnant parakeets.
A hyphen (- ) is the same symbol as the en dash. However, it has slightly different usage
rules. Use a hyphen between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllablesof a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text. Examples of this in use include:1. Between a compound name: Mrs. Smith-Reynolds
2. Within a compound word: back-to-back
3. Between syllables of a word when text is on divided:
Thethought - fulgirl brought cookies to her ailing neighbor.
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Brackets, braces, and parentheses are symbols used to contain
words that are a further explanation or are considered a group.
Parentheses (()) are curved notations used to contain furtherthoughts or qualifying remarks, according to yourDictionary.However, parentheses can be replaced by commas without changing
the meaning in most cases. For example: John and Jane (who were actually half brother and sister) bothhave red hair.
BRACKETS, BRACES, AND PARENTHESES
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rac e s are e square o no a ons use or ec n ca
explanations. For example, yourDictionary.com uses them whenyou look up word definitions. At the bottom of each definition page,brackets surround a technical description of where the wordoriginated.
According to yourDictionary.com, braces ({}) are used to contain two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they areconsidered as a unit. They are not commonplace in most writing,but can be seen in computer programming to show what should be
contained within the same lines.
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APOSTROPHE, QUOTATION MARKS, AND ELLIPSES
The apostrophe, quotation marks,
and ellipses are unlike the previously
mentioned punctuation marks as theyare not related to one another in any
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form.
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An apostrophe (') is used to indicate the omission
of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive
case, or the plurals of numbers, letters, and
abbreviations. Examples of the apostrophe in use
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1. Omission of letters from a word: An issue of nat l
importance.
2. Possessive case: Sara ' s dog bites.3. Plural for numbers: Sixteen people were born on
dates with 7 ' s in them.
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The yourDictionary website defines quotations
marks ( ) as Either of a pair of punctuationmarks used primarily to mark the beginning and
end of a passage attributed to another and
repeated word for word, but also to indicatemeanings or glosses and to indicate the unusual
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.For example, whenever this article has copied
direct definitions from yourDictionary, quotation
marks have been placed around the item. Singlequotation (') are used most frequently for
quotes within quotes.
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The ellipses is generally represented by three periods (.
. . ) although it is occasionally demonstrated with threeasterisks (***).
The ellipses should be used in writing or printing to
indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.
Ellipses are frequently used within quotations to jump
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words that do not interfere with the meaning.
Students writing research papers or newspapers
quoting parts of speeches will often employ ellipses to
avoid copying lengthy text that is not needed.
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ASTERISK
An asterisk (*) (Latin asteriscum "little star") is a
typographical symbol. It is so called because it
resembles a conventional image of a star. The Arabicasterisk is five-pointed star.
In written text *
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The asterisk is used to call out a footnote,especially when there is only one on the page.
Asterisks are sometimes used instead of
typographical bullets to indicate items of a list.
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In linguistics
In historical linguistics, an asterisk immediately before a wordindicates that the word is not directly attested, but has been
reconstructed on the basis of other linguistic material.In the following example, the Proto-Germanic word ainlif is a
reconstructed form.*ainlifendleofaneleven
In syntax, an asterisk in front of a word or phrase indicates that the
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word or phrase is ungrammatical.I'm not / *I amn't
An asterisk before a parenthesis indicates *(that the) lack of theword or phrase inside is ungrammatical, while an asterisk after a
parenthesis indicates (*that the) existence of the word or phraseinside is ungrammatical.go *(to) the station
go (*to) home
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References:Punctuation Marks,
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htmyourDictionary.com, What Are the Fourteen Punctuation Marks in English Grammar?
http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules/Fourteen-Punctuation-Marks.html
Asterisk, Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk
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