Punctuation
Commas
… have many different uses including separating
clauses in sentences, separating a set of adjectives
and separating items in a list.
… are used to show that letters have been missed out
Apostrophes of words or to show possession.
Colons
… introduce lists or quotations.
… link two main clauses in a sentence when ideas are
Semi-colons related or separate items in a list when these consist
of long phrases.
Speech
marks
… convey direct speech in dialogue and are used at
the beginning and end of what is said.
Question
marks
… end direct questions and can be used by writers to
directly address and involve readers in their texts.
Exclamation … signal orders or commands and also convey tone of
voice and sometimes volume of speech.
marks
Ellipsis
… can signal the use of flashbacks in narratives and is
also used to show that something is missing or has
been interrupted.
Dashes
… indicate a sudden change of subject or enclose an
explanatory remark or aside.
Brackets
… mark off part of a sentence, giving extra information
that is not vital to the meaning.
Hyphens
… link the words of a phrase and are used between
syllables of a word split between two lines.
Accurately using a range of punctuation to clarify
meaning in your writing will gain you more marks …