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In any piece of writing, whatever the purpose, it is important to be able to use punctuation for effect. See if you can remember how to use the 7 most common punctuation marks by choosing from the drop-down menus to complete the explanations.
1) A full stop (.) is used to indicate that you have finished a point
indicate you need to take a breath
indicate you are about to start a list ( indicate that you have finished a point, indicate you need to take a breath, indicate you are about to start a list ) and are about to make a new one.
2) Commas (,) can indicate a pause,
time
a stop ( a pause,, time, a stop ) separate clauses
join sentences
end sentences ( separate clauses, join sentences, end sentences ) , allow the use of more than one adjective or adverb
noun or verb
word or phrase ( adjective or adverb, noun or verb, word or phrase ) , separate items on a list
separate sentences
separate paragraphs ( separate items on a list, separate sentences, separate paragraphs )
3) Exclamations marks (!) should be used sparingly at the end of sentences
beginning of sentences
end of paragraphs ( end of sentences, beginning of sentences, end of paragraphs ) to convey emotions such as surprise, anger, fear
emotions such as love, greed and envy
emotions clearly and concisely ( emotions such as surprise, anger, fear, emotions such as love, greed and envy, emotions clearly and concisely ) etc. .
4) Questions marks (?) are used to turn sentences into questions
as rhetorical questions
grab the reader's attention ( turn sentences into questions, as rhetorical questions, grab the reader's attention ) which can be direct or rhetorical.
long or short.
open or closed. ( direct or rhetorical., long or short., open or closed. )
5) A colon (:) is used to make a very definite pause
slight pause
definite stop ( very definite pause, slight pause, definite stop ) and is most often used just before a list.
at the end of a sentence
to separate clauses ( just before a list., at the end of a sentence, to separate clauses )
6) A semi colon (;) is used instead of a full stop
a comma
a colon ( a full stop, a comma, a colon ) so that two sentences which are linked by theme
are not linked at all
about opposite ideas ( are linked by theme, are not linked at all, about opposite ideas ) can be joined.
7) The apostrophe (') has two
one
three ( two, one, three ) main uses. It can be used to indicate possession
indicate time
indicate place ( indicate possession, indicate time, indicate place ) or to show when a letter is missing
when a word is missing
when a clause is missing ( when a letter is missing, when a word is missing, when a clause is missing ) .