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PUNCTUATION MARKS
Punctuation Marks
It is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences
It helps the reader/s understand what is meant
It makes writing more organized
Period Used in declarative or telling sentences Used to indicate an abbreviation
Example:Doctor (Dr.) Mister (Mr.)
Used as a decimal point when used in numbers
Used at the end of indirect questions
Question Mark Used in interrogative sentences,
sentences that asks question.
Exclamation Point
Used in exclamatory sentences Used to show strong emotion or
feelings Used to end an interjection
Comma Used to separate phrases, words, or
clauses in lists Used to enclose non-defining relative
clauses and other non-essential details and comments
Used in tag questions Used to separate two sentences with a
coordinating conjunction
COLON VS. SEMI-COLON
COLON It is used at the
beginning of a list Used to divide the
hour and the minute
Used as a pause in sentences
SEMI-COLON Connect two
independent clauses in one sentence
Separate items within a series
Quotation Marks Used to cite something, that
someone said exactly Used to mark out idiomatic or
unknown expressions
Ellipsis Used to show where words have
been missed out when writing what a person said
Used to show the omission of words in the sentences
Hyphen Used to spell out numbers, starting
from the number twenty-one Used to join two words or parts of
words together while avoiding confusion
Used when adding words that already have a hyphen