Research on Punctuation By Qaiser Mahmud Maani
Punctuation
The word punctuation has been derived from the word ‘punctum, a point’ which means the right use of putting in points or stops in writing.
Students and readers need to fully comprehend the correct usage of punctuation in writing:
To put oral communication in writing,
To mark the emphasis of the ideas for the clarity of sense in writing.
To convey the variation in tone of the speakers in writing.
To distinguish between the ideas of spoken language.
Definition
Punctuation can be defined as “a system of using marks or points in writing to separate a literary composition into sentences, phrases, clauses and members of sentences.” Or
“Punctuation is a system of using marks or points in writing to make the readers understand the variation in tone and pauses taken by the speaker.”
Example:
The points or marks made use of for the purpose are:
I. The Full Stop (Br Eng.), the Period (Am Eng.) ( . )
II. The Comma ( , )
III. The Colon ( : )
IV. The Semi Colon ( ; )
V. The Question Mark ( ? )
VI. The Exclamation mark (BrE), The Exclamation Point ( ! )
VII. The Apostrophe ( ‘ )
VIII. The Hyphen ( - )
IX. The Dash ( _ )
X. The Dots / Ellipses ( … )
XI. The Slash / Oblique (Also called Diagonal or Virgule) ( / )
XII. The Quotation Marks / Quoting Conversation ( “….” And ‘…’ )
XIII. Brackets / Parentheses ( (...) )
XIV. The Square ( [...] )
XV. The Asterisk ( * )
XVI. The Underlining / (Italics)
XVII. The Puns
The Capital Letters
The Full Stop (Br Eng.), the Period (Am Eng.) ( . )
The full stop or period represents pause for a longer period of time. It also marks the end of the sentence, as; The earth is round. He is an honest person. I am going to Germany.
It is used to mark abbreviations. If such an abbreviation occurs at the end of a sentence, the final dot is not usually written twice, as; An overhead projector is often referred to as an O.H.P.
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The word punctuation has been derived from the word ‘punctum, a point’ which means the right use of putting in points or stops in writing.
Students and readers need to fully comprehend the correct usage of punctuation in writing:
To put oral communication in writing,
To mark the emphasis of the ideas for the clarity of sense in writing.
To convey the variation in tone of the speakers in writing.
To distinguish between the ideas of spoken language.
Definition
Punctuation can be defined as “a system of using marks or points in writing to separate a literary composition into sentences, phrases, clauses and members of sentences.” Or
“Punctuation is a system of using marks or points in writing to make the readers understand the variation in tone and pauses taken by the speaker.”
Example:
The points or marks made use of for the purpose are:
I. The Full Stop (Br Eng.), the Period (Am Eng.) ( . )
II. The Comma ( , )
III. The Colon ( : )
IV. The Semi Colon ( ; )
V. The Question Mark ( ? )
VI. The Exclamation mark (BrE), The Exclamation Point ( ! )
VII. The Apostrophe ( ‘ )
VIII. The Hyphen ( - )
IX. The Dash ( _ )
X. The Dots / Ellipses ( … )
XI. The Slash / Oblique (Also called Diagonal or Virgule) ( / )
XII. The Quotation Marks / Quoting Conversation ( “….” And ‘…’ )
XIII. Brackets / Parentheses ( (...) )
XIV. The Square ( [...] )
XV. The Asterisk ( * )
XVI. The Underlining / (Italics)
XVII. The Puns
The Capital Letters
The Full Stop (Br Eng.), the Period (Am Eng.) ( . )
The full stop or period represents pause for a longer period of time. It also marks the end of the sentence, as; The earth is round. He is an honest person. I am going to Germany.
It is used to mark abbreviations. If such an abbreviation occurs at the end of a sentence, the final dot is not usually written twice, as; An overhead projector is often referred to as an O.H.P.
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