Punctuation

Question 1

Full stop

Answer 1

A full stop indicates the end of a sentence. This type of sentence is called a statement.

Question 2

Question mark

Answer 2

A question mark occurs at the end of a question.

Question 3

Exclamation mark

Answer 3

Exclamation marks follow exclamations and interjections. It shows emotions like anger, fear, surprise, excitement etc.

Question 4

Comma

Answer 4

1. In a list
2. Indicate where one phrase or clause ends and another begins.
3. Additional information
4. Before conjunctions in compound or complex sentences
5. After an introductory word, interruption and interjection

Question 5

Apostrophe

Answer 5

1. Indicates contraction. Joins two words for informality. E.g. I+am = I’m, you+are = you’re
2. Shows possession or ownership. If owner is singular add ‘s, if owner is plural add’. EXCEPTION: if the plural doesn’t end in s add ‘s like the singular.

Question 6

Inverted commas

Answer 6

Inverted commas indicate direct speech (when someone is talking).

Question 7

Quotation marks

Answer 7

Quotation marks are used to quote (repeat) someone else’s words.

Question 8

Brackets

Answer 8

Parenthesis or brackets are used for additional information.

Question 9

Ellipses

Answer 9

The three ellipses dots indicate that a sentence is incomplete or that something has been omitted. Can insicate: passage of time, unfinished thought, text from quotation.

Question 10

Hyphen

Answer 10

A hyphen links prefixes to words, or links two words in order to form compound words.

Question 11

Dash

Answer 11

It separates parts of a sentence and forces us to pause. Additional information and it separates a xomment or an afterthought.

Question 12

Dash

Answer 12

It separates parts of a sentence and forces us to pause. Additional information and it separates a xomment or an afterthought.