CLASS24
What is punctuation? The term ‘punctuation’ refers to the system that allows a writer to let the audience know where the sentences end, where there is a short pause or a long pause, and also to show if the writer is questioning, explaining or providing some extra information. Punctuation mark Punctuation mark (Symbol) Sentence example Full stop / Period . I am a student . Comma , Ashlin , my sister’s daughter , came home today. Colon : You have two options : Take a bus or hire a cab. Semicolon ; I did not like the dish ; however, I ate it since I did not want to waste it. Apostrophe ’ Ritu ’ s brother is moving to Sydney. Quotation marks “ ” My mom said, “ Make sure you get home before 7 p.m. ” Hyphen – We have a black – eyed white bunny. Dash — My mom’s friends — Sheela, Immaculate and Agnes — visited her today. Parentheses () Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (popularly known as ‘Mother Teresa’) was born on August 26, 1910. Slash / You can use a noun / pronoun to sta...