Punctuation Flashcards

1
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Full Stop

A

End of sentence or abbreviation

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2
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Comma

A

lists or indicating pauses in a sentences

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3
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Question Mark

A

end of a question

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4
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Colon

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before a list or separating clauses

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5
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exclamation mark

A

end of an exclamation to indicate emotion or command

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6
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Semi-colon

A

to indicate a pause

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7
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parenthesis

A

separate information

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8
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brackets

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set apart additional information

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9
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Apostrophe

A

indicate possession or shows contraction

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10
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ellipsis

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omits words to take out additional information

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11
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Dash

A

set off a word or phrase

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12
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Inverted Commas

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set apart dialogue

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