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PUNCTUATION
The main purpose of punctuation is to point out length, shape and exact meaning of sentences
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Cel IT© PUNCTUATIONThe main purpose of punctuation is to point out length, shape and exact meaning of sentences |
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| CHIEF | EXAMPLE | REASON |
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The Period or Full Stop . |
She will arrive tomorrow. C.O.D. U.N. |
End of a sentence. After abbreviations and initials. |
| The Question Mark ? | How are you feeling today? | End of a direct question. |
| The Comma , | We saw, fron the top of the hill, the fires burning in Canberra. We ate McDonalds, KFC and Hungry Jacks. It was a cold, dreary, wet day. Jourdain, come here. | Is used to mark a pause, separate words in a list, adjectives. After name of person spoken to. |
| The Semi-colon ; | Susie will come; if possible, but, it is not, we will go on without her. A Verb is a doing word; e.g. walking, running. | To separate two long Clauses. To introduce examples: e.g. as, etc. |
| The Colon : | She brought the following: cakes, drink, sweets. | Is used to introduce a word, a list, statements, questions |
| The Hyphen - | car-seat, jelly-babies, one-third | is used to link two words together |
| The Dash - | For a thousand dollars - a mere thousand dollars - he sold his soul | to mark a sudden break or change |
| Parenthesis
(brackets) |
If you are coming (and I hope you do come), be sure to bring your partner along. | To enclose a separate idea apart from the main thought. |
| The Apostrophe ' | Can't, won't, couldn't. The boy's bike. | To show word has been shortened to a contracted form and possession. |
| The Exclamation Mark ! | Fantastic! I have won the Lottery. Stop! Look out! | To show emotion, surprise of deep meaning. |
| Quotation Marks (Speech Marks) " | "Life wasn't meant to be easy." Fraser. "Good morning," Tom said. | denotes actual words of the speaker. |
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