Punctuation Marks are symbols or characters used to make better, reading and assimilation. They are conventional signs, and certain typographic resources that serve as aids to the understanding and correct reading of written text, whether read silently or aloud. It is important to note that “The clarification of every written text is premised on how the punctuations were used.” We will be looking at the different types of Punctuation Marks and their functionalities in sentences.

FULL STOP (.) :

This is a punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. They can only be used to end sentences that are statements, not questions or exclamations. For further explanation,

“I am coming to see you. I received your letter.”

COMMA (,) :

This is a punctuation mark that appears in several variants in different languages. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation marks in many typefaces, but it differs from them as it is being placed on the baseline of the text. it is used to separate independent clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunction - and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet. For instance, “I love chicken, but my sis prefers beef.” It is also used after introductory clauses, phrases, or words that come before the main clause. In particular, “Galloping quickly, the horse ran across the road to the other side.” Furthermore on the same, it is used in the middle of phrases and words that are not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

To illustrate, “Hilda, a very good girl, went to France.” Additionally, It is used to separate three or more words, phrases or clauses written in a series. To clarify, “George travelled to Spain, France, and Germany etc.”

QUESTION MARK (?) :

This is a punctuation mark used at the end of an interrogative statement. For a better presentation, “Are you going out? Will you come with me?”

APOSTROPHE (') :

This is a punctuation mark and sometimes a diacritical mark. It is used for two basic purposes - Marking an omission of one or more letters which can be seen in the contraction of "do not", being made “don't”. Also, it reveals the marking of possessive case of nouns found in “my father's car.”

EXCLAMATION MARK (!) :

This punctuation mark is informally known as bang or shriek. It is used at the end of a sentence or short phrase which expresses very strong feeling, clearly represented in the sentences “oh my God!” “What a lovely view you have here!.”

COLON (:) :

This is a punctuation used to give emphasis, present dialogue, introduce lists or text and identify composition titles. As proof, “Power: Power is the ......”

SEMICOLON (;) :

This is a punctuation commonly used as orthographic punctuation. In English language, a semicolon is most commonly used to link two independent clauses that are closely related on thought. E.g “I am here for you; that is a promise I will keep.”

BRACKET () :

Brackets are punctuations used within a sentence to include non-essential information to the main point. As a guide, “Democracy(government by the people)…”

QUOTATION (" ") :

This is a punctuation used in pairs in various writing systems to set off direct speech, a quotation or a phrase. It consists of opening and closing quotation marks To elucidate, He said , "I will not be a part of this.” Etc.

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