Punctuation - Grade 10

Question 1

Full Stop

Answer 1

Comes At Ends Of Sentences And After Abbreviations

Question 2

Capital Letters

Answer 2

Used For Proper Nouns, Personal Pronoun ‘I’, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Key Words Of Titles, And Beginning Of A Sentence

Question 3

Exclamation Mark

Answer 3

Used To Display A Specific Emotion/Tone/Attitude. Emotive And More Informal.

Question 4

Question Mark

Answer 4

Used In Questions And Rhetorical Questions. Don’t Define A Rhetorical Question When Asked.

Question 5

Comma

Answer 5

Separates List Items, Seperates Sentence Parts, Marks Off Interjection/Vocative, Introduces Dialogue, And Indicates Parenthesis.

Question 6

Semi-Colon

Answer 6

Joins Main/Independent Clauses, Balances Equally Important Clauses, And Are Associated With Logical/Objective Writing.

Question 7

Colon

Answer 7

Introduces A List/Quotation(Only For Direct Speech)/ Clarification(Specify What Kind. E.G. Definition, Consequence, Reason, Result, Description)

Question 8

Dash

Answer 8

Introduces An Afterthought Or Aside, Creates Suspenseful Pause, Separates Clauses, Introduces Explanation, Indicate Hesitation/Interruption

Question 9

Parenthesis

Answer 9

Adds Additional Information But Remember To Specify What Kind. (Eg. Personal Comment, Description, Include Factual Information, Translation.)

Question 10

Inverted Commas/Quotation Marks

Answer 10

Indicates Direct Speech/Quotation/Title/Terminology, And Shows Something Is Said In A Sarcastic Way Or Different Tone.

Question 11

Ellipsis

Answer 11

Used To Indicate Interruption, Suspense, Innuendo, Or Omitted Words.

Question 12

Omission Apostrophe

Answer 12

Indicates When (A) Letter(s) Have Been Left Out And Indicate Informal Register.

Question 13

Possession Apostrophe

Answer 13

Indicates Ownership But Don’t Forget To Specify Singular/Plural and Past/Present.