Types of Punctuation

Description

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
7
1

Resource summary

Question Answer
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
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

English Language Techniques
lewis001
English Speech Analysis Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
English Literary Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
English Grammatical Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
Macbeth Quotes To Learn
Sophie Brokenshire
How does Shakespeare present villainy in Macbeth?
maxine.canvin
Using GoConqr to teach English literature
Sarah Egan
Using GoConqr to study English literature
Sarah Egan
New English Literature GCSE
Sarah Egan
A Level: English language and literature techniques = Structure
Jessica 'JessieB
A Level: English language and literature technique = Dramatic terms
Jessica 'JessieB