What are the different punctuation marks in English?

Answer 1

period . comma , question mark ? exclamation mark ! colon : semicolon ; hyphen - dash -- parentheses () brackets [ ]
ellipsis .... apostrophe ' quotation marks " slash /

Use a period [ . ] at the end of a sentence that makes a statement, and use a period with abbreviations, such as Wash. D.C.

Use a comma to separate the elements in a series (three or more things), including the last two. "He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base." You may have learned that the comma before the "and" is unnecessary, which is fine if you're in control of things. However, there are situations in which, if you don't use this comma (especially when the list is complex or lengthy), these last two items in the list will try to glom together (like macaroni and cheese). Using a comma between all the items in a series, including the last two, avoids this problem. This last comma—the one between the word "and" and the preceding word—is often called the serial comma or the Oxford comma. In newspaper writing, incidentally, you will seldom find a serial comma, but that is not necessarily a sign that it should be omitted in academic prose. Also use a comma + a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses, as in "He hit the ball well, but he ran toward third base."

Use a question mark [ ? ] at the end of a direct question. It is considered bad form to use a question mark in combination with other marks, although that is often done in informal prose in an attempt to convey complex tones: He told you what!? That combination (or similar combination) of punctuation marks is sometimes called an interrobang, but the interrobang currently has no role in academic prose.
A tag question is a device used to turn a statement into a question, such as "He should quit smoking, shouldn't he?"

Use an exclamation point [ ! ] at the end of an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command. "No!" he yelled. "Do it now!"

Quotation marks also set off the titles of things that do not normally stand by themselves: short stories, poems, and articles. Usually, a quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma; however, the typography of quoted material can become quite complicated. Here is one simple rule to remember: In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic.

An apostrophe shows where a letter or letters have been left out of a contracted verb: I am = I'm she is = she's

These are the most commonly used marks in English grammar. For the rest of the story go to:

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/

Answer 2

Comma, Question Mark, Period, Apostrophe, Quotes, Exclamation Point, Brackets, Parenthesis, Ellipses, Colon, and Semi-Colon.

Answer 3

English punctuation marks include the period, comma, exclamation mark, question mark, semi-colon, colon, hypen, dash, apostrophe, parentheses, and quotation marks.

Answer 4

period.
exclamation!
question mark?
comma ,
semi-colon:
apostrophe '
quotation "
Forward slash/
Bracket ]
Parentheses ()
The others are not punctuations....for example @...not a punctuation...it's a symbol...

Answer 5

The main four I think are typically used are:
. period
! exclamation point
? question mark
, comma

Then there are also others:
; semi colon
: colon
* asterik
& ampersand
"quotation mark
( parenthesis
{ bracket

Good Luck!

Answer 6

, comma
. full stop
" Quotation marks
' apostrophe
() brackets
& ampersand
; semi colon
: colon
- hyphen
! exclamation mark

Answer 7

. period

, comma

; semi-colon

: colon

... suspensive points

? question mark

! exclamaton point

/ forward slash

\ backward slash

( ) parenthesis

{ } braces

[ ] brackets

& ampersand

* asterisk

- hyphen

_ underscore

' apostrophe

" " quotation marks

...and others I could not graphically demonstrate.

Answer 8

` = beginning quotation mark located to the left of the 1 key

! = exclamation mark, located above the 1 key

@ = symbol for the word 'at', located above the 2 key

# = symbol for pound or number sign, located above 3 key

* = asterisk, used for notification of something, above 8 key

, = comma, used for separating thoughts ,below K key

. = period, used for end of thought, located below L key

: = semicolon, used for separating line of thought from list of objects.

; = colon, used for separating line of thoughts,located next to L key.

- = hyphen; used for separating yet continuing line of thought, located above P key

" = quotation marks, used for seperating specific spoken words.located next to colon/semicolon key

Answer 9

There are commas (,), colons and semi-colons (;) and (:), exclaimation mark (!), period (.) question mark (?)

there is also bracketts or parenthesis ( ) { } [ ]

slashes \ dashes -

quotations " "
and apostrophes '

Answer 10

Period, comma, exclamation point, question mark, colon, semicolon.