Puntuation Marks

Puntuation Marks

1. Comma,

   • Used to show a separation of ideas or elements within a sentence.
     • Examples:
       • I like to eat all kinds of fruits like pineapples, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, etc.
       • Used as a separation of two complete sentences.
         • I went to eat ice cream, and mom and I later went to a restaurant.

2. Period

   • Used at the end of a declarative sentence.
     • Can also he used an abbreviator.
       • Examples:
         • Sentences ender
           • My dog and I took a walk.
         • Abbreviator
           • Mr. Smith / Info. about your body.

3. Question Mark?

   • To make a direct question at the end of a sentence. Can also be used in the middle.
     • Example
       • How are you and your family?

4. Exclamation Point!

   • Used to express a sudden outcry or add emphasis.
     • Examples
       • Dialogue
         • "I'm not yelling!" Said my mom
       • Emphasis
         • Life is more than work and money!

5. Semicolon;

   • Used to connect independent clauses. "Brings together" clauses.
     • I'm so stressed; My life is really complicated right now.

6. Hyphen (-)

   • Joins words and separates syllables of a single word.
     • Examples
       • He was tall and quite good-looking
       • The co-operation between the two is minimal

7. Dash (—)

   • An endash (-)
     • Used to connect numbers or elements or a compound adjetive.
       • Examples:
         • 1880 - 1945
         • Princeton - New York Trains
   • The emdash (—)
     • Indicates a break in thought or sentence structure
     • Introduces a phrase added for emphasis, definition or explanation
     • To separate two clauses
     • Example
       • Please call my supervisor — James Romero — on friday

8. Colon:

   • Can be used in:
     • A word introducing
     • A quotation
     • An explanation
     • An example
       • Can also be used in time: 11:11 a.m. (Example)
       • The color red: Is a warm color that... (example)
     • A series

9. (Parentheses)

   • Contain further thoughts or qualifying remarks.
     • Can be replaced by commas without changing the meaning.
       • Example:
         • The two brothers (Martin and Joseph) were learning how to play guitar.

10. [Brackets]

    • For technical explanations.
      • Example:
        • Was he [the defendant] there when you arrived?

11. {Braces}

    • Contain two or more lines of text or listed items to show tat they are a unit.
      • Example:
        • Pick a color {red, yellow, brown, pink} to pain the leaf.

12. "Quotation Marks"

    • They mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word.
      • Example:
        • Sarah whispered "This movie is a little scary".
    • (') The single quote
      • For quotes within quotes.
        • Example:
          • "Don't tell me, 'That's no the way to do it' ".

13. Ellipsis...

    • Can be used as three periods or with three arterisks (***).
      • Are used in writing or printing, letters, within quotations to jump from one phrase to another, to avoid lenghty texts.
        • Example:
          • To be continues...

14. Apostrophe (')

    • Indicates the omission of a letter from a word, the possesive case, or the plurals of lowercase.
      • Examples:
        • Omissions of letter from a word:
          • An issue of nat'l importance.
        • Possesive case: Sara's dog bites.
        • Plural for lowercase letters:
          • Six people were told to mind their p's and q's.