Punctuation

Question 1

What are punctuations

Answer 1

Punctuation is the use of symbols to divide written words into sentences and clauses.

Question 2

Types of punctuations

Answer 2

1) period
2) question mark
3) exclamation point
4) comma
5) semicolon
6) colon
7) dash
8) hyphen
9) parenthesis
10) brackets
11) braces
12) apostrophe
13) quotation mark
14) eclipse

Question 3

What is the period/full stop (.) used for??

Answer 3

It is placed at the end of a declarative sentence and other statements and thought to be complete. It is used to signify the end of a written sentence .

Question 4

What is the question mark (?) used for

Answer 4

Used to indicate a direct question when placed at the end of a sentence .

Question 5

What is exclamation mark (!) used for

Answer 5

It is used when a person wants to express sudden outcry or add emphasis.

Question 6

What is the comma(,) used for?

Answer 6

It is used to indicate separation of ideas or elements within the structure of a sentence . It is also used to indicate a brief break in speech ; particularly between items

Question 7

What is a semicolon (;) used for

Answer 7

It indicates pause typically between two main clauses

Question 8

What is a colon (:) used for

Answer 8

It usually precedes an explanation such a quotation, example or list.

Question 9

What is a dash??(______)

Answer 9

It’s a horizontal line that shows a pause in meaning, or that represents missing words letters.

Question 10

What is a hyphen(-) used for

Answer 10

It is used to join words and separate syllables of a single word.

Question 11

What are parenthesis used for

Answer 11

Curved notations usually to contain further thoughts or qualifying remarks

Question 12

What are brackets used for

Answer 12

Are the squared of notation used within a sentence to include information that is necessary and essential to the main point.

Question 13

What are braces used for?

Answer 13

Alternatively referred to as curly brackets usually used in computer programming, music notation and certain types of mathematical problems but rarely in articles.

Question 14

What are apostrophes(‘) used for??

Answer 14

It is used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or plural of Numbers, letters and abbreviations

Question 15

What are quotation marks(“”) used for

Answer 15

Used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word, but also to indicate meaning and Indicate the usual or dubious status of a word

Question 16

What is an eclipse (….) used for

Answer 16

Eclipses are used in writing or printing to show an omission, especially a letter or word. they are usually within quotations to jump from one phrase to another