Punctuation Marks with meaning and examples.
Capital Letter (A , B , C) - Start every sentence with a capital letter.
[For example, Today is the first day of the school holidays.]
Comma ( , ) – Use commas to separate words in a list or to indicate where one phrase or
clause in a sentence ends and another begins.
[For example. She is a clever, healthy woman.]
Colon ( : ) – Use a colon when introducing an idea, list or explanation. Insert a colon after
the name of a speaker when writing a dialogue.
[For example, Sam plays three sports: volleyball, soccer, and tennis.]
Semi Colon ( ; ) - Use a semi colon to join to closely linked sentences or independent
clauses.
[For example, Mike has a bug house; Alex has a small house.]
Full Stop ( . ) - Use a full stop at the end of every sentence. Some abbreviations require
full stops.
[For example- I’m waiting for the day you will be back.]
Question Mark ( ? ) - Use a question mark at the end of a question.
[For example, How much money do you need?]
Hyphen ( - ) – Use the hyphen to hyphenate two or more words when they come before a
noun, because they are acting as a single idea. Such as age, or when a prefix of a word Ends
in a vowel.
[For example, Pick-me-up]
, Exclamation Mark ( ! ) – Use an exclamation mark after a sentence or standalone word
that represents an interjection of excitement or anger.
[For example, Yes, You will come with me!]
Ellipsis Mark ( ... ) – Use an ellipsis to indicate that a sentence is incomplete. Use it when
you want to create tension, threats, or ominousness.
[For example, Today... we started new work.]
Apostrophe ( ‘ ) – Used to indicate possession.
[For example, There are two 8’s in 808.]
Quotation Mark ( “” ) – Use standard quotation marks to indicate direct speech. Use
standard quotation marks to quote another person.
[For example, “I’m very tired.” She said.]
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the sentence is performing the
action. A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the sentence has
something done to it by someone or something.
Capital Letter (A , B , C) - Start every sentence with a capital letter.
[For example, Today is the first day of the school holidays.]
Comma ( , ) – Use commas to separate words in a list or to indicate where one phrase or
clause in a sentence ends and another begins.
[For example. She is a clever, healthy woman.]
Colon ( : ) – Use a colon when introducing an idea, list or explanation. Insert a colon after
the name of a speaker when writing a dialogue.
[For example, Sam plays three sports: volleyball, soccer, and tennis.]
Semi Colon ( ; ) - Use a semi colon to join to closely linked sentences or independent
clauses.
[For example, Mike has a bug house; Alex has a small house.]
Full Stop ( . ) - Use a full stop at the end of every sentence. Some abbreviations require
full stops.
[For example- I’m waiting for the day you will be back.]
Question Mark ( ? ) - Use a question mark at the end of a question.
[For example, How much money do you need?]
Hyphen ( - ) – Use the hyphen to hyphenate two or more words when they come before a
noun, because they are acting as a single idea. Such as age, or when a prefix of a word Ends
in a vowel.
[For example, Pick-me-up]
, Exclamation Mark ( ! ) – Use an exclamation mark after a sentence or standalone word
that represents an interjection of excitement or anger.
[For example, Yes, You will come with me!]
Ellipsis Mark ( ... ) – Use an ellipsis to indicate that a sentence is incomplete. Use it when
you want to create tension, threats, or ominousness.
[For example, Today... we started new work.]
Apostrophe ( ‘ ) – Used to indicate possession.
[For example, There are two 8’s in 808.]
Quotation Mark ( “” ) – Use standard quotation marks to indicate direct speech. Use
standard quotation marks to quote another person.
[For example, “I’m very tired.” She said.]
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the sentence is performing the
action. A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the sentence has
something done to it by someone or something.
