Tuesday, 2 February 2016
punctuation signs
Punctuation help better understanding of written words.
The question mark ?
The question is used:
The is place at the end of a sentence that asks a direct question.
e.g: where is Sadie right now?
The colon :
This is used:
Appears before a series of words or display an introduction:
e.g: Sadie house need the following stuffs: TV set, a microwave, computer and washing machine.
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Bible verse Timothy 4:17
The semi-colon ;
This is used:
To Connect two independent clauses when not used with a conjuction.
Each clause can stand alone as a sentence.
e.g: Sadie is going to have a new baby; I don't if it's a boy.
The Hyphen -
This is used:
Separate a word at the end of a line when syllables hopped on the other line.
Also used to join words to be one.
e.g: I love God I know I'll receive his bless-
ing one day.
The comma ,,
This is used:
Separate words and numbers from each other.
e.g: 1,3,5,7,9
John, Tom, Sam and Twann
The full stop .
This is used:
e.g: To end a statement.
I love soccer very much.
The Exclamation mark !
This is used:
At the end of a word or sentence which evokes an emotion.
Look here!
Run fast!
The Apostrophe 's
This is used:
To express ownership.
e.g: That's my John's bag mom.
The Dash -
This is used:
To bring a quick change in a sentence.
e.g: She's Sadie - if you don't see she looks a little older.
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