Name |
Symbol |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Full stop | . | A dot at the end of sentences. |
| Comma | , | A short break, in a sentence |
| Semicolon | ; | A longer break in a sentence; |
| Colon | : | A leading on to something else mark: |
| Question mark | ? | At the end of a question? |
| Exclamation mark | ! | |
| Quotation marks | “……” | “You can quote me” |
| Apostrophe | ‘ | For ownership – Joan’s catTo represent missing letters – i.e. do not = Don’t |
| Dash | – | A disruption – like that |
| Parentheses | ( ) | Sections (bracketed off) |