Types of Punctuation

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A quick set of flashcards to revise types of punctuation.
Katie Knight
Flashcards by Katie Knight, updated more than 1 year ago
Katie Knight
Created by Katie Knight over 7 years ago
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Full stop. This signifies the end of a sentence
Exclamation mark! You might use this to show that someone is very excited
CAPITAL LETTERS These are used at the start of a sentence and for names of people and places
Hyphen - This separates parts of a word
Semi-colon ; This joins two related sentences or clauses
(Brackets) These can add clarity to a sentence
Apostrophe' This is used when letters are missed out because of joining two words together
Question mark? This is used when you ask someone something
Colon: This indicates that what follows is an explanation or a list
Comma, This is one of the most frequently used types of punctuation and it separates parts of a sentence
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