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English: Punctuation
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- 1Full Stop (.)Used to mark the end of a sentence.
Also used in abbreviations - 2Comma (,)Used in four main cases:
• lists
• direct speech
• to separate clauses
• to mark off parts of a sentence - 3Apostrophe (’)Used in two main ways:
• to show possession (belonging to)
• to show omission (missing letters) - 4Inverted commas (‘’)Used to indicate direct speech or quotation.
Also known as quotation marks or speech marks.
Can be single ‘’ or double “” - 5Exclamation mark (!)Used to end a sentence expressing an exclamation.
In direct speech it can also be used to indicate dialogue spoken loudly. - 6Question mark (?)Used to end a sentence or statement which poses a question.
Questioning words: how, why, where, when, who, what. - 7Colon (:)Used in between two related clauses, where the second clause cannot stand alone.
Also used
• to introduce a list
• before quotation or direct speech - 8Semicolon (;)Used in between two equal clauses, which are closely related but could stand alone.
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- 11+ English (SPaG) Flashcards on English: Punctuation, created by Gemma Dooling on 01/07/2018.
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