noun

the symbol &, used in writing instead of the word ‘and’

noun

the symbol ’ used in writing. In English, it marks the possessive form of a noun, for example ‘Bob’s car’, or a place where one or more letters have been removed from a word or phrase, for example ‘isn’t’.

noun

a hyphen in the wrong place in a word, sometimes caused by software that puts hyphens in words automatically

noun

a curly bracket

noun

one of a pair of symbols ( ), used in writing or mathematics for showing that the piece of information or set of numbers between them can be considered separately. The American word is parenthesis

noun

a square bracket

verb

to put brackets around something that is written to show that it is separate information

verb

to join lines of writing with a bracket to show that they belong together or should be considered together

noun

a bullet point

noun

a printed circle, square etc before each thing on a list in order to emphasize it

noun

the symbol : used in writing, for example before an explanation or list. A colon is a punctuation mark.

noun

the symbol , used in writing and printing between parts of a sentence or between things in a list. A comma is a punctuation mark.

noun

the symbols { }, used especially in mathematics and computer programs for showing that things written between them should be considered together

noun

the symbol –, used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence

noun

the symbol ‘.’ in a decimal

noun

the symbol " written under a word in a list to show that you want to repeat that word

verb

to put a dot over a letter of the alphabet

noun

the mark ! used in writing to show that someone says something suddenly and loudly because they are surprised, impressed, angry etc

noun

the mark . used in writing at the end of sentences and abbreviations. The American word is period.

noun

the short line -, used for joining two written words or parts of words, or for dividing a word at the end of a line of writing

verb

to join words or parts of a word using a hyphen

noun

one of a pair of marks “ ” or ‘ ’, used in written English for showing the words that someone spoke, or sometimes for showing the title of a book, film etc

noun

one of the two symbols ( and ), used in writing for separating a word, phrase, or number from the rest of a sentence

noun

a full stop1

noun

the word for a decimal point, used when saying a number, for example 6.3 is said as ‘six point three’

verb

to use full stops, commas, and other punctuation marks in order to write in a clear style

noun

the use of marks such as full stops or commas in order to write in a clear style

noun

punctuation marks

noun

a mark such as a full stop, comma, or question mark that you use in order to write in a clear style

noun

the symbol ‘?’ that is used at the end of a sentence to show that it represents a question. It is a type of punctuation mark.

noun

the symbols ‘ and ’ used in writing before and after a quotation or the words that someone speaks. Quotation marks are a type of punctuation mark.

noun

quotation marks

noun

quotation marks (=the symbols ’ and ’) used before and after a word or phrase to show that the word or phrase is unusual or perhaps not accurate

noun

a punctuation mark (;) that is used to separate words in a list, or two parts of a sentence that can be understood separately

noun

a line (/) that separates numbers, letters, or words in writing

noun

an empty area that you leave between words, lines, or paragraphs

noun

quotation marks

noun

either of the symbols [ or ] that are often used in mathematics and scientific writing

adjective

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