Punctuation Marks

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The chief end of punctuation is to mark the grammatical connection and the dependence of the parts of a composition, but not the actual pauses made in speaking. Very often the points used to denote the delivery of a passage differ from those used when the passage is written. Nevertheless, several of the punctuation marks serve to bring out the rhetorical force of expression.

The principal marks of punctuation are:

The Comma [ , ]

The Semicolon [ ; ]

The Colon [ : ]

The Period or Full Stop [ . ]

The Interrogation or Question Mark [ ? ]

The Exclamation Mark [ ! ]

The Dash [ — ]

The Parenthesis [ ( ) ]

The Quotation Mark [ " " ]

The Comma
The comma is a punctuation mark (,) which is used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence. Click the following link for information about comma rules.

Comma Rules

The Semicolon
The Semicolon is a punctuation mark (;) which is used to connect independent clauses indicating a closer relationship between the clauses than a period, or full stop, does. Click the following link for information about semicolon rules.

Semicolon

The Colon
The colon is a punctuation mark (:) which is used to direct attention to matter (such as a list, an explanation, a quotation, or amplification) that follows. Click the following link for information about colon rules.

Colon

The Period or Full Stop
The period, or full stop, is a punctuation mark (.) which is used to mark the end of a sentence. Click the following link for information about period rules.

Period

The Interrogation or Question Mark
The interrogation or question mark is a punctuation mark (?) which is used used in at the end of a sentence to indicate a direct question. Click the following link for information about question mark rules.

Question Mark

The Exclamation Mark
The exclamation mark is a punctuation mark (!) which is used used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling. Click the following link for information about exclamation mark rules.

Exclamation Mark




The Dash
The dash is a punctuation mark (-) which is used used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence. Click the following link for information about dash rules.

The Dash

The Parenthesis
The parenthesis is a punctuation mark [ ( ) ]  which is used to amplify or explain a word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage. Click the following link for information about parenthesis rules.

Parenthesis

Quotation Marks
Quotation marks are a pair of punctuation marks (" ") which are used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a quotation in which the exact phraseology of another person, or of a text, is directly cited. Click the following link for information about quotation marks.

Quotation Marks

Examples Help - Punctuation Marks - Understanding English Grammar!
English Grammar applies rules for standard use of words and how their component parts combine to form sentences. A grammar is also a system for classifying and analyzing the elements of language including inflections, functions, rules and relations in the sentence.