PUNCTUATIONS
Periods 1. End sentences
2. Abbreviations M.B.B.S
3. Outlines
Question Marks
Question marks end all direct questions.
Exclamation point
Exclamation point is used at the end of a sentence or after an interjection to show strong emotion or emphasis.
Semicolons and Colons
Semicolons and colons were originally used to designate pauses shorter than a period and longer than a comma.
Quotation Marks
Quotation marks normally come in pairs to set off a portion of text for a variety of purposes. When a person or work is quoted directly and word for word, the quotation is placed in quotation marks.
Underlining and Italicizing
Underlining words and Italicizing words in standard written English mean the same thing. Longer written works include:
books, full-length plays, films,
longer musical compositions,
periodicals.
Dashes and Parentheses are both used to show an interruption in thought or some kind of aside.
