English Paper 1- Punctuation Flashcards
1
Q
Capital letter
A
Names of people, places, events
2
Q
Full stops
A
End a sentence
Abbreviations
3
Q
Coma
A
List, additional information, separate clauses, however, nevertheless
4
Q
Semi-colons
A
Long pause, opposite ideas, 2 main clauses
;
5
Q
Colon
A
Lost, explanation or idea to follow, quotation, dialogue
:
6
Q
Question mark
A
Ask a question
7
Q
Exclamation mark
A
Emphasis
8
Q
Quotation marks
A
Inverted commas
Direct speech, quote, titles, slang, metaphoric
9
Q
Parenthesis
A
Brackets
Separate information
10
Q
Hyphen
A
Links words
Differentiates spelling, pronunciation
Next line
-
11
Q
Dash
A
Separates clauses, pause, extra information, afterthought, comment, climax, anti-climax
—
12
Q
Bullets
A
Lists
•
13
Q
Ellipsis
A
Incomplete sentences, guess the ending, mystery
…
14
Q
Italics
A
Highlight, titles, for being words
15
Q
Apostrophe
A
Possession
Omission
