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PUNCTUATION
MARKS
Punctuation Marks
 It is used to create sense, clarity
and stress in sentences
 It helps the reader/s understand
what is meant
 It makes writing more organized
Period
 Used in declarative or telling
sentences
 Used to indicate an abbreviation
Example:
Doctor (Dr.) Mister (Mr.)
 Used as a decimal point when used in
numbers
 Used at the end of indirect questions
Question Mark
 Used in interrogative sentences,
sentences that asks question.
Exclamation Point
 Used in exclamatory sentences
 Used to show strong emotion or
feelings
 Used to end an interjection
Comma
 Used to separate phrases, words, or
clauses in lists
 Used to enclose non-defining relative
clauses and other non-essential details
and comments
 Used in tag questions
 Used to separate two sentences with a
coordinating conjunction
COLON VS. SEMI-COLON
COLON
 It is used at the
beginning of a list
 Used to divide the
hour and the
minute
 Used as a pause in
sentences
SEMI-COLON
 Connect two
independent
clauses in one
sentence
 Separate items
within a series
Quotation Marks
 Used to cite something, that
someone said exactly
 Used to mark out idiomatic or
unknown expressions
Ellipsis
 Used to show where words have
been missed out when writing what
a person said
 Used to show the omission of words
in the sentences
Hyphen
 Used to spell out numbers, starting
from the number twenty-one
 Used to join two words or parts of
words together while avoiding
confusion
 Used when adding words that
already have a hyphen

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English 9 - Punctuation Marks

  • 1.
  • 3. Punctuation Marks  It is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences  It helps the reader/s understand what is meant  It makes writing more organized
  • 4. Period  Used in declarative or telling sentences  Used to indicate an abbreviation Example: Doctor (Dr.) Mister (Mr.)  Used as a decimal point when used in numbers  Used at the end of indirect questions
  • 5. Question Mark  Used in interrogative sentences, sentences that asks question.
  • 6. Exclamation Point  Used in exclamatory sentences  Used to show strong emotion or feelings  Used to end an interjection
  • 7. Comma  Used to separate phrases, words, or clauses in lists  Used to enclose non-defining relative clauses and other non-essential details and comments  Used in tag questions  Used to separate two sentences with a coordinating conjunction
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10. COLON VS. SEMI-COLON COLON  It is used at the beginning of a list  Used to divide the hour and the minute  Used as a pause in sentences SEMI-COLON  Connect two independent clauses in one sentence  Separate items within a series
  • 11. Quotation Marks  Used to cite something, that someone said exactly  Used to mark out idiomatic or unknown expressions
  • 12. Ellipsis  Used to show where words have been missed out when writing what a person said  Used to show the omission of words in the sentences
  • 13.
  • 14. Hyphen  Used to spell out numbers, starting from the number twenty-one  Used to join two words or parts of words together while avoiding confusion  Used when adding words that already have a hyphen