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English 12 Public

According to the pontuaction mark that you recieve, you need to tell its uses.

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Why we use a comma?

Separate independent clauses/ After a introductory clause or phrase.

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Which are the uses of the apostrophy?

To form possessive nouns/ To show omission of letters.

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What is the use of the full stop period?

Used at the end of the sentence/ paragraph.

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What is the use of the question mark?

To make questions.

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Why we uses the exclamation mark?

Denot shock, surprise, anger or a raised voice.

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What is the use of colon?

Used to indicate what is to follow next.

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What is the use of the semi colon?

Used to link two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction or used to separate two independent clauses in place of comma.

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When we need to use a slash?

Used to separate letters, numbers or words.

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When we see the elipsis?

Mark (…) – Used to separate items in a series.

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Uses of pharenteses.

to enclose incidental or extra information, such as a passing comment, a minor example or addition, or a brief explanation.

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Uses of brackets.

Clarification. If the original material includes a noun or pronoun that is unclear, brackets can be used for clarification/ Translation.

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Which are the quotation marks?

Cite/ The primary function of quotation marks is to set off and represent exact language (either spoken or written) that has come from somebody else.

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