The Punctuation of English. by Kayoum De Graff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0 For the Sentence Blog en-us 2019-11-29 16:42:14 UTC 2025-10-23 03:27:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/436714379/843893d9fddc289e2e75e779f81e96fd/4906285407466a32cb95a5340a713c51.jpg The period, also known as the full stop is a piece of punctuation that is used for ending declarative sentences. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417807715 2019-11-29 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417807715 The question mark is used at the end of interrogative sentences. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808142 2019-11-29 16:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808142 Quotation marks are used to signify that something is being said, or was said by someone. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808307 2019-11-29 16:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808307 Quotation marks, or "quotes" can also be used to signify that something from a different piece of writing is being referenced. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808645 2019-11-29 16:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808645 The Apostrophe can be used for showing possession. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808893 2019-11-29 16:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808893 The apostrophe can be used for contractions as well. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808991 2019-11-29 16:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417808991 The comma is used to signify a pause, but does not end a sentence. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809211 2019-11-29 16:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809211 The comma is often used when a list of more than two things appears in writing to divide the names of things without incessant use of the word "and". kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809392 2019-11-29 16:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809392 The hyphen is used to join two words together to create a compound term. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809703 2019-11-29 16:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809703 The hyphen can also be used to attach prefixes and suffixes to words. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809947 2019-11-29 16:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417809947 There are two forms of the dash, the Em dash and the En dash kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810275 2019-11-29 17:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810275 The En dash can be used to signify range as with 2000-2019 kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810411 2019-11-29 17:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810411 The em dash can be used in places where a comma would usually be used. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810494 2019-11-29 17:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810494 This punctuation mark is used to show emphasis. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810741 2019-11-29 17:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810741 When the exclamation point is used at the end of a sentence, it also acts as a full stop would. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810888 2019-11-29 17:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417810888 colons are used to introduce quotations, examples, series, or even explanations. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811083 2019-11-29 17:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811083 This is used to divide two independent clauses that have a close relationship with one another kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811304 2019-11-29 17:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811304 Parentheses are often used to give additional thoughts or to show examples. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811530 2019-11-29 17:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811530 Brackets are used similarly to parentheses but are often reserved for technical information. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811679 2019-11-29 17:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811679 The ellipsis is used to show that a sentence or word has been cut short or omitted. kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811935 2019-11-29 17:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417811935 The slash can be used in place of the word "or" kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417812039 2019-11-29 17:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417812039 The slash can also be used to separate ideas that are contradictory kayoumdegraff https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417812060 2019-11-29 17:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kayoumdegraff/y6sylb7ibkm0/wish/417812060