punctuation Flashcards
to pass grade 7
what is an apostrophe used for
used to show admission -used when contracting two words into one
what is a colon used for
used to show more information is about to follow
what is a comma used for
most commonly used for listing
used to add extra information into a sentence
what is a dash used for
a dash line is slightly longer than a hyphen
used to :- act like brackets to separate extra information from the rest of the sentence
what is ellipsis used for
used to show a sentence is incomplete or something has been left out
what is an exclamation mark used for
used in an exclamatory or imperative sentence
used to show strong emotion or feeling
what is a full stop used for
used at the end of a declarative sentence
what is a hyphen used for
used to join two words together to make a new word
what is an inverted comma used for
used to show slang or foreign words in a sentence
what is parenthesis used for
this is used when more information is being added to a sentence
what is a question mark used for
used at the end of an interrogative sentence
what are quotation marks used for
used at the beginning and at the end of a phrase to show the exact words that have been spoken
what is a semi-colon used for
used to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence when there is no conjunction
