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ESL1 punctuation
marks and symbols
symbol | use |
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% | percent |
@ | at |
? | question mark- used after sentences that are questions: What is your name? Where are you from? |
. | period - used at the end of a sentence- I work today. after a title- Mr. Mrs. after some abbreviations- Sept. Thurs. |
5.25 | decimal point five point twenty five |
, | comma- use after the day in a date- November 11, 2018; used in lists of three or more- Mary, John, and I study English together. after yes and no- Yes, I do. |
' | apostrophe used in contractions: isn't used to make nouns possessive: Pam's homework: the boy's room |
$5.25 | dollar sign -money five dollars and twenty five cents |
# | number sign or pound sign To send your message, press the pound key. |
! | exclamation point- used at the end of sentence to show feeling or a loud voice: Help me! Do not do that! Be careful! |
* | asterisk; star Press the star key on your telephone key pad. Look at the note by the asterisk on the bottom of the page. |