Punctuation marks in English language

Answer 1

Here's the list ofnot o

nly 4 but 14 p

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n marks i

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nglish grammar

:

1. Period ( . )

2. Ellipses (...)

3. Comma ( , )

4. Semicolo

n ( ; )

5. Apostrophe ( ' )

6. Dash ( --- )

7. Hype

n ( - )

8-9. Quotatio

n Marks (" " ) a

nd ( ' ')

10. Italics

Example: Ca

n you spellwo

nder?

11. Pare

ntheses ( )

12. Brackets [ ]

13. Colo

n ( : )

14. Slash ( / )

Answer 2

Here's the list of14 p

unctuatio

n marks i

n E

nglish grammar

:

1. Period ( . )

2. Ellipses (...)

3. Comma ( , )

4. Semicolo

n ( ; )

5. Apostrophe ( ' )

6. Dash ( --- )

7. Hype

n ( - )

8-9. Quotatio

n Marks (" " ) a

nd ( ' ')

10. Italics

Example: Ca

n you spellwo

nder?

11. Pare

ntheses ( )

12. Brackets [ ]

13. Colo

n ( : )

14. Slash ( / )

Answer 3

Four popular marks of punctuation in the English language are:

The full stop -> .

The comma -> ,

The colon -> :

The semicolon -> ;

A full stop is used to represent the end of a sentence, it is used to show a long pause.

A comma is used to show a slight pause in the sentence, it is used to separate words and phrases.

A colon is used to introduce a list, as used above.

A semicolon is used to represent a long pause a sentence.

Other punctuation marks in the English language include:

The question mark -> ?

The exclamation mark -> !

The dash -> -

The hyphen -> -

The brackets -> [ ] or ( )

The oblique stroke or 'forward slash' -> /

Question marks are used at the end of a sentence to show that is is being asked in a question format.

e.g. How are you?

The exclamation mark is used to portray surprise, anger, alarm or excitement.

e.g. You're hurt!

The dash is used to represent a sudden change in thought/views.

e.g. They wouldn't bother me again - or would they?

The hyphen is used to connect parts of words together.

e.g. re-enter, co-operate.

The brackets are used to insert remarks into a sentence.

e.g King John (the brother of Richard) was a very feckless young man.

The forward slash/oblaque stroke is used to separate words in a list.
Period (doublestop)

comma

colon

semicolon

tilde

single quote

double quote

question mark

exclamation mark

apostrophe

hyphen

accent mark

ellipsis

Answer 4

In English grammer there are 14 punctuation marks

Answer 5

period, comma, exclamation point, question mark, apostrophe, quotation mark, colon, semi-colon, hyphen, dash, elipses, parentheses, and slash.