Punctuation Marks Flashcards
What joins or separates two statements?
A semi-colon ; (NOT semi-comma)
What is the name given to the technique in which you add extra information within dashes —, brackets ( ) or commas , ,?
Parenthesis
What is used to indicate a pause, create suspense or show words that have been missed out (in a quotation)?
Ellipsis …
What are used to enclose: direct speech, quotations, titles of books, films, unfamiliar terms, slang or foreign expressions or to show irony?
Inverted commas “ “ ‘ ‘
What is used for titles of books and films, or to show that a word should be emphasised?
Italics
What is used to show a pause longer than a comma?
A single dash - (not to be confused with a hyphen)
What is used to link two words together to form a compound word?
A hyphen - (not to confused with a dash)
What introduces a quote, list or an expansion or explanation of the previous statement?
A colon :
