Punctuation Marks List, Meaning & Example Sentences
Comma ,
Meaning: It is used to separate parts of a sentence showing a small pause, or to separate the single things in a specific list.
Example Sentence:
She is a clever, healthy woman.
Full Stop .
Meaning: It is used at the end of a sentence.
Example Sentence:
I’m waiting for the day you’ll be back.
Colon :
Meaning: It is used to introduce a list of sentence or phrase taken from somewhere else.
Example Sentence:
Samuel plays four sports: volleyball, soccer, and tennis.
Exclamation Mark !
Meaning: Exclamation mark is used immediately after an exclamation.
Example Sentence:
Yes, You will come with me!
Question Mark ?
Meaning: at the end of a phrase or sentence to show that it is a question.
Example Sentence:
How much paper will they need?
At sign @
Meaning: for email address
Example Sentence:
Here my email address: mary@gmail.com
Apostrophe ‘
Meaning: It is used to show when a letter or a number has been left out.
Example Sentence:
There are two 8’s in 808.
Ellipsis Mark …
Meaning: one or more words have been intentionally left out
Example Sentence:
Today … we started new work.
Quotation Marks ” “
Meaning: used to indicate a phrase to show that someone else has written or said it.
Example Sentence:
“I’m very tired.“ she said.
Slash /
Meaning: separate letters, numbers, or words.
Example Sentence:
Free ticket will be given to children/women only.
Square Brackets [ ]
Example Sentence:
It [apple] is really useful fruit.
Underscore _
Example Sentence:
Dash —
Example Sentence:
I’m very happy.
—me too.
Round Brackets or Parentheses ( )
Example Sentence:
Mary (18 years-old) is a young girl.
Semi colon ;
Example Sentence:
Michael has a big house; Alex has a small house.
Hypen –
Example Sentence:
pick–me–up
Underline _
Example Sentence:
The meeting will be start at 08:00 pm.
| Comma | , | She is a clever, healthy woman. |
| Colon | : | Samuel plays four sports: volleyball, soccer, and tennis. |
| Semi Colon | ; | Michael has a big house; Alex has a small house. |
| Full stop | . | I’m waiting for the day you’ll be back. |
| Question Mark | ? | How much paper will they need? |
| Slash | / | Free ticket will be given to children/women only |
| At sign | @ | Here my email address: mary@gmail.com |
| Hyphen | – | pick–me–up |
| Exclamation Mark | ! | Yes, You will come with me! |
| Ellipsis Mark | … | Today … we started new work. |
| Square Brackets | [ ] | It [apple] is really useful fruit. |
| Apostrophe | ‘ | There are two 8’s in 808. |
| Underline | _ | The meeting will be start at 08:00 pm. |
| Quatation Mark | “ | “I’m very tired.“ she said. |
| Asterisk | * | *There is a big house. |
| Brace | { } | Number set: {1,3,5,7} |
