Question

Explain Punctuation with examples?​

Answer 1

Punctuation

1. What is Punctuation?

Punctuation is the collection of marks that we use to make sentences flow smoothly and express meaning clearly. It tells us when to pause or add a certain feeling to our words; it separates ideas so that sentences are clear, it points out titles, quotes, and other key parts of language—punctuation is important!

Originally, punctuation was only a tool for speech, not for writing. Writers developed it so that people would know when to pause, stop, or make other expressions when they were speaking. It wasn’t part of literature because most people didn’t even have access to printed work. But, nowadays, since everyone reads, and printed literature is available for everyone, we use punctuation in writing so that sentences read in a similar way to how we speak. Knowing how, when, and why to use punctuation is now a standard part of writing in English.

2. Examples of Punctuation

Punctuation is a part of every sentence and many other words in written language. You probably know most types. Some different parts of punctuation are underlined here:

THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS.

A period ends this sentence.

Here’s a comma, but have you seen a question mark?

Exclamation points are exciting!

. Types of Punctuation

There are a lot of types of punctuation, and each has its own purpose and rules. Here are the key types that we use all of the time:

a. Capitalization

Capitalization is when you use the capital form of a letter (A vs. a). The first letter of a sentence is ALWAYS capitalized, whether it’s one letter, like I went or A dog, or the first letter of a word, like The. Besides at the start of a sentence, we use capitalization for proper nouns, like places, people’s names, titles, and brand-named things. In dialogue, capitalization usually means the speaker is shouting.

The fox, named Mr. Brown, was fast. “RUN MR. FOX!” shouted the squirrel.

b. End marks

End marks are the types of punctuation that come at the end of a sentence. Every sentence has one (and only one), but the type depends on the tone of the sentence.

Period

A period (.) means a stop, and it only ever goes at the end of a sentence. Truly, any sentence can end with a period (unless it is a question), but that doesn’t always mean it is the best mark. However, a period is the standard end mark for a sentence:

The fox was orange and white.

He was a skilled runner.

Answer 2

Answer:

Punctuation is the system of signs or symbols given to a reader to show how a sentence is constructed and how it should be read. ... Every sentence should include at least a capital letter at the start, and a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark at the end.

example. How are you?

ohh! that's great.

She is sleeping.