1. PUNCTUATION
APOSTROPHE FULL STOP
PARENTHESIS HYPHEN
COLON QUESTION MARK
COMMA SEMI COLON
EXCLAMATION MARK INVERTED COMMA

2. • Punctuation is the
system of symbols, that we
use to separate sentences
and parts of sentences, and
to make their meaning
clear.

3. FULL STOP
oMost commonly used at the end of sentences
• Abbreviations:
E.g: Mon., Tue., Ltd.
• Statements:
E.g: The cat is sitting on the bed.
• Commands and request:
E.g: Please show me your passport.
• Single word:
“Good Bye.” “Hello.”
• Inside Quotation mark and outside bracket:
E.g: “what joy we had particular day.”
Profits declined(despite increased sales).

4. COLON to call attention to the
Colon follows independent clauses and are used
information that comes after.
•After independent clause and before the word, phrase,
Sentence, quotation, or list it is introducing.
Eg: She has only one thing on her mind: friends.(word)
• She has only one thing on her mind: the friend next door. (phrase)
• She has only one thing on her mind: she wants to go out
with saba. (clause)
• She has only one thing on her mind: her finals, her jobs, and saba.(list)
Never use after a verb that directly introduces a list.
•Eg: The things on my mind are: finals, work, and friends.
The things on my mind are finals, work, and friends.

5. SEMI COLON
Semi colon represents a pause of greater
importance
Separates two complete sentences that are,
however, closely linked.
E.g: Don’t go near the lions; they could bite
you.

6. COMMA
Represents shortest pause
Separate the elements of a series(three or more things).
E.g: My favorite uses of internet are sending E-mail, surfing
the web, and using chat rooms.
A series of phrases:
E.g: On my birthday I went to the cinema, ate dinner in a restaurant,
And went dancing.
Use before and, but, or, nor, for, so, or yet to join two independent
clauses that form a compound sentence.
E.g: Joe read the book, but his friend saw the movie,
Separate with a comma any nonessential words from the rest of the
sentence.
E.g: However, the man forgot where he has placed his keys.

7. COMMA
• For addresses, Dates:
E.g: November 4, 1948
911 Avenue mansion, Petchburi Road,
Bangkok.
• A series of Adjectives:
E.g: She was young, beautiful, kind and
intelligent.

8. INVERTED COMMA
Show the beginning and end of a quotation or a title of a short work.
“The Talk of the Town”
•Direct quotation:
She said, “Anum has a red hat”

9. QUESTION MARK
•After direct question:
E.g: Do you speak Italian?
•When sentence is half statement
and half question:
E.g: You do care, don’t you?

10. APOSTROPHE
• Contractions:
E.g: Don’t=do not
it’ll=it will
• Possesives:
E.g: Einstein’s theory of relativity.

11. HYPHEN
Links two or more word:
E.g: A well-liked author An author who is well liked
A world-renowned composer A composer who is world renowned

12. DASH
Enclosed extra information:
E.g: To the three divisions of the economy—agriculture,
manufacturing, and service industries—Jones has added a fourth.

13. EXCLAMATION MARK
To express strong emotion:
E.g: What a good movie!
After interjections:
E.g: Oh!
Wow!
Hurrah!