Punctuation Marks in English

Definition : -

Punctuation Marks are marks or signs used in writing to divide texts into Phrases and Sentences to make the meaning clear.

Punctuation Marks are important part of English Grammar and writing because they are used to make understand what is being said by writer.

Some Punctuation Marks : -

◆ Full stop (.)

◆ Comma (,)

◆ Question mark (?)

◆ Exclamation mark (!)

◆ Colon (:)

◆ Semicolon (;)

◆ Single quotation marks ('')

◆ Double quotation marks ("")

◆ Hyphen (-)

◆ Apostrophe (')

◆ Slash (/)

◆ Ellipsis (...)

How to use punctuation marks :

To end a sentence 

* Full stop (.)

* Question mark (?)

* Exclamation mark (!)

* Ellipsis (...)

To separate Phrases or items

* Comma (,)

* Semicolon (;)

To begin a list 

* Colon (:)

To quote or indicate a title

* Single quotation marks ('')

* Double quotation marks ("")

To show Alternatives

* Slash (/)