Language/English/Grammar/Punctuation

2016-11-17T19:59:14Z

Hollylawliet: I made this.

In English grammar, there are many ways to punctuate sentences. I will try to go over all of them today. I will organize them based on what is used formally and what isn't. Before that, I'll tell you what " " those marks mean, as I will use them throughout the lesson frequently. " is used to quote what someone is, will, or has said. I'll use these when referring to examples such as "For example," take note that I say that later in the lesson.

=== Formal punctuations ===
The following punctuations are used at the end of every sentence. <blockquote>? - The question mark, this is used at the end of a scentence that asks a question. </blockquote>For example, "How are you?", "What are you doing today?", and "What are you wearing?"

! - The exclamation mark, this is used to show someone being loud, or very excited.

For example, "Oh my gosh!" and "I can't believe it!"

. - The period, this is used at the end of a sentence. It will always be used at the end of a sentence unless replaced by one of the punctuations shown above.

For example, "Hey."

, - The comma is used when pausing in a sentence or when making a list of three items or more.

For example, "I need to buy eggs, bread, and cake.", "I like dogs, cats, and rabbits.", and "hmm, alright."

' - The apostrophe, it's used in abbreviations or to show possession of something.

For example, "don't", "won't", "Lilly's book.", "Daniel's wallet."

=== Informal punctuations ===
These sort of punctuation are only used online and very sparingly at that.

<nowiki>**</nowiki> - To show action, if you want to show someone what you're doing or act something out you will place it inside two * symbols.

For example, *waves*, *closes tab*, *jumps*

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