Punctuation Marks 

Punctuation is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences. You use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing.

We use a variety of punctuation marks, such as full stop/period, comma, question mark, brackets, etc. in our writing to separate sentences, phrases, etc., and to clarify their meaning. We need to familiarize ourselves with some basic rules in order to use these punctuation marks correctly.

Examples of Punctuation Marks

– SENTENCE ENDINGS {QUESTION MARK (?), EXCLAMATION MARK (!), FULL STOP (.)}

Three of the fourteen punctuation marks are appropriate for use as sentence endings. They are the period, question mark, and exclamation point.

THE PERIOD OR FULL STOP (.) is placed at the end of declarative sentences, statements thought to be complete and after many abbreviations. A full stop is placed at the end of each sentence to indicate the end of the sentence, which can be a statement, request or command. A full stop is not used at the end of a phrase or subordinate clause. Doing so does not create complete sentences.

For example:

•  As a sentence ender: I am going home.

•  After an abbreviation: Her sept. birthday came and went.

Usage of Full Stop or Period (.)

a. The period is used after most abbreviations:

Example: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Rev. Wed., Oct.

b. Most short versions of some specific expressions end in a period.

Example: A.M./a.m., P.M./p.m., p.a.

c. Only one full stop is used if a sentence ends with an abbreviation.

Example: Her biggest ambition is to successfully complete her M.A.

d. The period is used to show the shortened form of a word.

Example: Opp., mo. (Written abbreviations of ‘opposite’, ‘month’)

e. A full stop is always placed inside quotation marks, whether or not it is part of the quotation…

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