2. Punctuation
(.) Full stop
We use the full stop
She is lucky. at the end of a
sentence.
3. Punctuation
(.) Dot
For website and
www.wikispace.com
e-mail addresses we
margahomework@gmail.com
say “dot”.
4. Punctuation
(,) Comma
I went to the shops, and We use the comma
then I went to the
for pauses in
swimming pool.
sentences, or for lists
I bought a computer, two
televisions and a pencil. of things.
5. Punctuation
(,) Comma
We use the comma in
My sister Mary, who lives
non-defining relative
in Paris, is a pharmacist.
clauses.
6. Punctuation
(,) Comma
We use the comma
She said, “I never do
before quoting
that!”
someone.
7. Punctuation
(;) Semicolon
This is used to mark a
You must come to the pause between two
show; you’ll love it. ideas that are
connected.
8. Punctuation
(:) Colon
There are two
reasons: firstly, I We use the colon to
never liked him; and start a list of
secondly, I don’t like something.
the time.
9. Punctuation
(?) Question mark
We use this at the
What time is it?
end of a question.
10. Punctuation
(!) Exclamation mark
We use this to show
Be quiet!
surprise / anger, etc.
11. Punctuation
(‘) Apostrophe
We use the
apostrophe with
I’m Peter’s sister.
contractions and the
genitive.
12. Punctuation
Inverted commas
(“ “) Speech marks
Quotation marks
“To be, or not to be. We often use these
That is the question.” for quotes.
13. Punctuation
(- -) Dash
We often use the
She wasn’t too happy dash in informal styles
about it all - but that to add a bit of extra
doesn’t matter. information at the end
of a sentence.
14. Punctuation
(-) Hyphen
This is similar to dash
co-worker but much shorter.
eating-time It is used to join two
words together.
15. Punctuation
(-) Hyphen
Hyphens are often
www.john-smith.com
used in website or
john-smith@.com
e-mail addresses.
16. Punctuation
( ) Brackets
We use brackets to
Mary (Peter’s sister) add additional
is coming tonight. information inside a
sentence.
17. Punctuation
(/) Slash
This is often used in
www.eTwinning/project.com
Internet addresses.
18. Punctuation
( _ ) Underscore
This is also used in
www.john_smith.com
e-mail and website
john_smith@.com
addresses.
19. Punctuation
ABCDEFG Capitals
We use them at the
beginning of a
Where is Mary from?
sentence, for days,
Spain. months, seasons,
cities, countries,
nationalities,…
20. Punctuation
WWW E-mail and website
adresses
@
www.wikispace.com “double u, double u, double u”
margahomework@gmail.com @ = “at”
