Punctuation marks are symbols that are used to aid the clarity and comprehension of written language. In this lesson, you will learn a list of important punctuation marks and their meaning.
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List of Punctuation Marks
- Full stop (UK)/ period (US)
- Comma
- Semicolon
- Colon
- Question mark
- Exclamation mark (UK)/ exclamation point (US)
- Apostrophe
- Dash
- Round brackets (UK)/ parentheses (US)
- Square Brackets
- Quotation Marks
- Ellipsis marks (UK)/ ellipsis Points (US)
- Slash
- Hyphen
- Brace (UK)/ curly brackets (US)
- At sign
- Ampersand
- Asterisk
Punctuation Marks and their Names
- Name: full stop (UK)/ period (US)
- For example: The teacher motioned the boy to study.
- Name: comma
- For example:Â No dream is too big, and no dreamer is too small.
- Name: semicolon
- For example:Â The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
- Name: colon
- For example:Â The City is termite territory: thousands of heads-down workers serving an unacknowledged queen, a fear motor buried deep in the heart of the place.
- Name: question mark
- For example: . Are you ok?
- Name: exclamation mark (UK)/ exclamation point (US)
- For example: Look at this!
- Name: Apostrophe
- For example: This is my son‘s ball.
- Name: Round Brackets (UK)/ Parentheses (US)
- For example: There are several books on the subject (see page 120).
- Name: Square Brackets
- For example: Dante testified that it was the last time he saw them [the missing coins].
- Name: Quotation Marks
- For example: “Go out!“ She said to me.
- Name: Ellipsis Marks (UK)/ Ellipsis Points (US)
- For example: Then the numbers 1, 11, 2,…, where the ellipsis are filled by a sequence of 1’s as needed, solves the puzzle.
- Name: Slash
- For example: Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers separated by a slash, like 120/80.
- Name: At sign
- For example: 30 dictionaries @ £29.99 each.
- Name: Ampersand
- For example: My friend & I go to school together.
- Name: Hyphen
- For example: It would be nice to think this tip–off enabled him to avoid this fate but I fear his life was lost along with those missing hyphens.’
- Name: Brace (UK)/ Curly Brackets (US)
- For example: a = { 5, 20, 25, 45, 70 }
Punctuation Marks | Infographic
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Helpful, please more with examples on how to apply
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Examples please
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Sir it could be better if you describe when and where we have to put these punctuation mark correctly… I mean their uses so please repost with their uses