Punctuations!!!

Punctuations are not same as punctual meaning prompt. Albeit, we are talking about the most important aspect of English language that is many a times push aside. Speaking is a convoluted process and often includes pause, sudden influx of emotion that causes voice intonation, changing volume and tone. When we are writing sentences with these mentioned features, we will require certain set of signs to bring out exact meaning. These set of signs are called as Punctuation.

Every symbol of punctuation has its proper meaning and it should be use accordingly. Inappropriate use of punctuation can completely change the meaning of sentence even though your sentence formation is absolutely correct. Many of us have heard the humorous story in which the judge gave the verdict, “Hang him, not leave him.” A miscreant altered it thus: “Hang him not. Leave him.”, it was completely opposite of the verdict due to punctuation error . Correct use of punctuation shows that student has good control over grammar.
Here, I shall discuss with you some generally use punctuations. Hoping that when next time when you will be writing, you will take care of little thing in English called as punctuation.
Period or Full stop (.)
Full stop always comes at the end of sentence .It should always be placed within the quotes.
Eg. I like French language.
Eg. She says, “ she will be back in evening.”
Mark of Interrogation (?)
Interrogation sign comes at the end of question statement. It should also be place within quotes as like period.
Eg. Who is your best friend?
Eg. She asked,”When you will arrive?”
Comma (,)
Use comma to separate items from the list.
Eg. Fruit basket contains mango, banana, and apple.
To connect two independent clause with the help of conjunction.
Eg. He wrote the paper well, but could not secure pass marks.
Use comma before quotes.
Eg. She said, ”she will not attend party.”
Colon (:)
Use colon with a sentence which contains a list.
Eg. Our college offers specialization in following streams: (1) English (2) Math
(3) Ancient history.
Use a colon after the salutation when writing a formal letter.
Eg: “Dear Johan:”
Semi colon (;)
Use semi colon to connect two independent clauses.
Eg. I am going to market; I need to buy some clothes.
Hyphen (-)
Use hyphen with compound word.
Eg. Up-to-date.
Son-in –law
Use hyphen with compounds of half, ex.
Eg Ex-wife
Half-day
Round bracket ( ), Curly bracket {},square bracket []
Use round bracket ( ) when you want to provide some additional information.
Eg. I love my younger sister (she is 5 years younger to me) and I like to help her all the time.
Use curly { } braces if you want to write some number list.
Eg. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
Use Square bracket [ ] to quote authors comments
Eg. “I’d like to thank [some friends] and my parents [sic] for their love and support.

I hope now onwards when you will be writing then you will be concerned about correct punctuation. Above, i have discussed with you the general use of punctuation (not all uses of punctuation). You can share some interesting rules about punctuation like the mentioned above, if you have any. We shall be eagerly waiting for your responses on this blog.

Wishing you Success!!

Regards

Shipra Srivastava
Team LearnWordList.com

23 Responses to “Punctuations!!!”

1. Amita on June 14th, 2010 5:02 am

   There should be a rule for the correct uses of inworted comma(” ,)

2. Amita on June 14th, 2010 5:19 am

   There must be a rule for using (” ,).

3. shipra on June 14th, 2010 6:30 am

   HI Amita thanks for your comment .Yes ,sure there are rules for them but what i have covered they are generally use punctuations .If you want i shall send you all the punctuations in your personal Id.Do write us back in case you want any other information , we are here for student like you.

4. Partha S Mohapatra on July 30th, 2010 9:49 am

   Please send me all the punctuation rules. Thanks in anticipation!

5. shipra on July 31st, 2010 4:59 am

   Pratha,stay tuned for more blogs on punctuations.

6. habib on September 16th, 2010 11:47 am

   thanx a lot. I want to get more uses of semi colon

7. shipra on September 17th, 2010 5:51 am

   Habib, in my subsequent blog you will find more on punctuation.

8. Sepenu Anebx on October 20th, 2010 11:36 am

   Hello, please i have a problem with the use of (:) as described in the statement below.
   Use a colon after the salutation when writing a formal letter.
   i think comma(,) should be used instead of the colon.

9. shipra on October 21st, 2010 4:33 am

   Thanks for your comment Sepenu, comma is used with personal or formal letters.Business letters always take colons is salutation.I hope your doubt is clear now.

10. Koko on November 7th, 2010 12:03 pm

    Thanks, i just learnt something new. keep it up!

11. shipra on November 8th, 2010 4:30 am

    Thanks for your comment Koko, kindly keep visiting us.

12. SRI on December 4th, 2010 4:50 am

    Hi,
    Plz send me all the punctuation rules.

13. amir46 on December 4th, 2010 5:06 am

    In Mark of Interrogation Ithink that the sentence should written
    She says,”when will you arrive?”

14. paras dhir on December 4th, 2010 10:59 am

    Mam

    please send me comprehensive rules of punctuation.Though I knew as per MLA Handbook for the writers of research papers but i want to give to students of Class IX and X.

    Paras Dhir
    M.A.B.Ed., M.Phil, PhD English

15. TAQDEES on December 6th, 2010 5:31 pm

    hi, shipra please please tell me how can i improve my vocab? i know all the tenses all the grammer as well ! but i cann’t speak. and your team is doing a really well and good job.
    best of luck for your bright future.
    with best regards TAQDEES SHAIKH.

16. shipra on December 7th, 2010 4:44 am

    Thanks for your comment Taqdees, I think you are lacking in applying your knowledge practically.I will suggest you do practice more and more with your friends . wishing you all the best.

17. shipra on December 7th, 2010 6:11 am

    Thanks for your comment Sri, kindly wait for our upcoming blog.

18. shipra on December 8th, 2010 4:45 am

    Thanks for your comment Paras, Stay tuned for our upcoming post for more on same..

19. Asfandyar ahmad on December 8th, 2010 9:51 am

    thanks alot your work is very handy for all english learners. I would like to ask I had plenty of problems in using comma its now getting better but, I think many writer use it different ways tell me more uses of comma like Authors use in their Books. I hope you understand what I want help from you.

20. shipra on December 9th, 2010 4:44 am

    Thanks for your comment Asfandyar, stay tuned for our up coming post .

21. Femi on December 16th, 2010 9:08 am

    The real Problem of life is power to control words; ability to communicate and pass your information to the cryptographer the way it is in you(one opinoin), and whether you are a [student or an employee has good control over grammar], and one can only acheive this by understand the rules that guide grammar.

    In a nut shell, i thank you for your good work.

22. shipra on December 18th, 2010 4:46 am

    Thanks Femi, kindly keep visiting us…

23. 'I-neek Lennon Craig on September 19th, 2011 7:44 pm

    Hi Shipra, Love this site, please keep me in-tune.

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