Writing Flashcards
Letter
/ˈlet.ər/
any of the set of symbols used to write a language, representing a sound in the language:
Word
/wɜːd/
a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
Phrase
/freɪz/
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence
sentence
/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter when written
indentation
/ˌɪn.denˈteɪ.ʃən/
a space left at the edge of a line of writing, or the process of leaving such a space
paragraph
/ˈpær.ə.ɡrɑːf/
a short part of a text, consisting of at least one sentence and beginning on a new line. It usually deals with a single event, description, idea, etc.
line
/laɪn/
a row of words that form part of a text
margin
/ˈmɑː.dʒɪn/
the border of empty space around the written or printed text on a page
page
/peɪdʒ/
a side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine, usually with a number printed on it
punctuation
/ˌpʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/
special symbols that you add to writing to separate phrases and sentences to show that something is a question, etc.:
comma
/ˈkɒm.ə/
,
period
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd
.
semicolon
/ˌsem.iˈkəʊ.lɒn/
;
colon
/ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
:
exclamation mark
/ek.skləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːk/
!
exclamation point
/ek.skləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌpɔɪnt/
!
question mark
/ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːk/
?
apostrophe
/əˈpɒs.trə.fi/
’
quotation marks
/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːks/
”
parenthesis
/pəˈren.θə.sɪs/
(
bracket
/ˈbræk.ɪt/
(or square bracket)
[
{
slash
/slæʃ/
/
dash
/dæʃ/
(or hyphen /ˈhaɪ.fən/)
-
underscore
/ˌʌn.dəˈskɔːr/
_
pound sign
/ˈpaʊnd ˌsaɪn/
(or number sign)
#
ampersand
/ˈæm.pə.sænd/
&
at sign
/ˈæt ˌsaɪn/
@
asterisk
/ˈæs.tər.ɪsk/
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