1. Punctuation

2. We use the full stop at the end of a sentence.
Punctuation
(.)
Full stop
She is lucky.
We use the full stop at the end of a sentence.

3. e-mail addresses we say “dot”.
Punctuation
(.)
Dot
For website and
addresses we say “dot”.

4. Punctuation
(,)
Comma
I went to the shops, and then I went to the swimming pool.
I bought a computer, two televisions and a pencil.
We use the comma for pauses in sentences, or for lists of things.

5. Punctuation
(,)
Comma
My sister Mary, who lives in Paris, is a pharmacist.
We use the comma in non-defining relative clauses.

6. She said, “I never do that!” We use the comma before quoting someone.
Punctuation
(,)
Comma
She said, “I never do that!”
We use the comma before quoting someone.

7. Punctuation (;) Semicolon
You must come to the show; you’ll love it.
This is used to mark a pause between two ideas that are connected.

8. We use the colon to start a list of something.
Punctuation
(:)
Colon
There are two reasons: firstly, I never liked him; and secondly, I don’t like the time.
We use the colon to start a list of something.

9. We use this at the end of a question.
Punctuation
(?)
Question mark
What time is it?
We use this at the end of a question.

10. We use this to show surprise / anger, etc.
Punctuation
(!)
Exclamation mark
Be quiet!
We use this to show surprise / anger, etc.

11. We use the apostrophe with contractions and the genitive.
Punctuation
(‘)
Apostrophe
I’m Peter’s sister.
We use the apostrophe with contractions and the genitive.

12. Punctuation (“ “) Inverted commas Speech marks Quotation marks
“To be, or not to be. That is the question.”
We often use these for quotes.

13. She wasn’t too happy about it all - but that doesn’t matter.
Punctuation
(- -)
Dash
She wasn’t too happy about it all - but that doesn’t matter.
We often use the dash in informal styles to add a bit of extra information at the end of a sentence.

14. Punctuation (-) Hyphen
co-worker
eating-time
This is similar to dash but much shorter.
It is used to join two words together.

15. Hyphens are often used in website or
Punctuation
(-)
Hyphen
Hyphens are often used in website or
addresses.

16. Punctuation ( ) Brackets
Mary (Peter’s sister) is coming tonight.
We use brackets to add additional information inside a sentence.

17. This is often used in Internet addresses.
Punctuation
(/)
Slash
This is often used in Internet addresses.

18. e-mail and website addresses.
Punctuation
( _ )
Underscore
This is also used in
and website addresses.

19. Punctuation ABCDEFG Capitals
Where is Mary from?
Spain.
We use them at the beginning of a sentence, for days, months, seasons, cities, countries, nationalities,…

20. E-mail and website adresses “double u, double u, double u”
Punctuation
WWW @
and website adresses
“double u, double u, double u”
@ = “at”

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