What is Punctuation mark? Why punctuation important in English?

What is Punctuation?

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■ Punctuation is the system of symbols (. , ! - : etc) that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. Each symbol is called a "punctuation mark". ■ Essential in Writing ■ Show where Sentences Start and Finish ■ Make Writing Easy to Understand

Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud.

There are 14 punctuation marks that are commonly used in English grammar. They are the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, hyphen, parentheses, brackets, braces, apostrophe, quotation marks, and ellipsis.

Oxford Dictionary describes Punctuation  - /pʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ - as the marks, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.

Let’s Master the Use of Punctuation Marks!

• The Full Stop .
• The Comma ,
• The Dash  ^__
• The Hyphen -
• The Question Mark ?
• The Exclamatory Mark !
• The Inverted Commas “ ”
• The Semi-Colon ;
• The Colon :
• The Brackets ( ) { } [ ]
• The Apostrophe ’
• The Slash Or Oblique /