Language/English/Grammar/Punctuation

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.

The question mark ?

? - The question mark, this is used at the end of a scentence that asks a question.

For example, "How are you?", "What are you doing today?", and "What are you wearing?"

The exclamation mark

! - 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 .

. - 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 ,

, - 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 '

' - 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."

the semi-colon ;

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the colon :

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the quotation marks “ ”

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the hyphen -

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brackets ( ) or [ ]

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the slash /

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Informal punctuations

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

Show action **

** - 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*