Question

What is the most common punctuation mark?

Answer 1

The most common punctuation mark is the full stop. Every sentence except questions or exclamations must end with a full stop to be grammatically correct.

It is used for several purposes, the most frequent of which is to mark the end of a declaratory sentence; this sentence-terminal use is properly, or the precise meaning of, full stop.

Answer 2

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• Full Stop (.)

The full stop is used

1. To mark the end of a declarative or imperative sentence.
2. To separate date from year.
3. After abbreviations of names, titles, degrees.

• Question Mark (?)

Question Mark is uses at the end of all types of questions, such as direct questions, question tags, etc.

• Exclamation Mark (!)

The exclamation mark is uses at the end of an exclamation to express joy, praise, wonder, sorrow, shock etc.

• Comma (,)

The comma is used

1. to separate more than two words in a series.
2. to separate words, pairs of words, phrases and clauses.
3. to indicate a word of group or words in apposition.
4. to separate the words 'Yes' or 'No' from the the rest of the sentence.
5. to separate month and the the year , or the date and the year.
6. to separate question tags.
7. to separate certain expression such as 'however', 'of course', etc.

• Semi Colon (;)

The semicolon is uses when a greater pause is required than is indicated by the comma.

• Colon (:)

The colon is used

1. to introduce a quotation or a speech.
2. to introduce a list after phrases such as 'the following'.