Difference between revisions of "Punctuation mark"

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A punctuation mark is one of a set of marks or signs used to clarify meaning. This is by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.

Examples of punctuation marks include:

& — An ampersand is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").

' — An apostrophe indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.

: — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.

, — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.

... — An ellipsis is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.

! — An exclamation point is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.

- — A hyphen or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.

. — A period or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.

? — A question mark is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.

" — A quotation mark (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.

; — A semicolon is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.

/ — A slash is used to separate related items of information.

~ — A tilde is used in text to indicate the omission of a word.

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-A '''punctuation mark''' is one of a set of marks or signs used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.
+A '''punctuation mark''' is one of a set of marks or signs used to clarify meaning. This is by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.
 Examples of punctuation marks include:
-* Acute accent (é) - The acute accent is a symbol placed over a vowel in some languages, especially [[French]].
+:<big>&</big> — An [[ampersand]] is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").
-* Ampersand (&) - Is used to represent conjunction (the use of the word "and").
+:<big><nowiki>'</nowiki></big> — An [[apostrophe]] indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.
-* [[Apostrophe]] (') - Indicates possession, or the omission of one or more letters from a word.
+:<big>:</big> — A colon is used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.
-* Circumflex (^) - An accent placed over a vowel in some languages, especially [[French]] and [[Afrikaans]].
+:<big>,</big> — A comma used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.
-* Colon (:) - Used after a word that introduces a series, or an example, or an explanation.
+:<big>...</big> — An [[ellipsis]] is used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.
-* Comma (,) - Used to separate words or phrases in a sentence.
+:<big>!</big> — An [[exclamation point]] is used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.
-* Ellipsis (...) - Used to indicate that part of a sentence or sequence has been omitted.
+:<big>-</big> — A [[hyphen]] or dash is used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.
-* Exclamation point (!) - Used to stress the preceding point, or to show feeling.
+:<big>.</big> — A [[period]] or full stop is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.
-* Full stop (.) - Used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop, or after abbreviations of words.
+:<big>?</big> — A [[question mark]] is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.
-* Hyphen (or dash) (-) - Used to separate the parts of a compound word or noun, or between the syllables of a word when the word has to be divided at the end of a line of text.
+:<big>"</big> — A [[quotation mark]] (or inverted commas) are used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.
-* Question mark (?) - Used at the end of a sentence to indicate that a question has been asked.
+:<big>;</big> — A [[semicolon]] is used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.
-* [[Quotation mark]] (or Inverted commas) (") -  Used to attribute the text enclosed within the commas to someone else.
+:<big>/</big> — A [[slash]] is used to separate related items of information.
-* Semicolon (;) - Used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.
+:<big>~</big> — A [[tilde]] is used in text to indicate the omission of a word.
-* Separatrix (/) - Used to separate related items of information.
-* Tilde (or swung dash) (~) - Used in text to indicate the omission of a word.
-* Umlaut (ü) - An accent, represented by two dots above the vowel, used in some languages, especially [[German]] and [[Afrikaans]].
-[[category:Linguistics]]
+==See also==
+*[[Diacritic]]
+[[Category:Linguistics]][[Category:Punctuation]]