#207 English Punctuation Marks

Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of . My mission is to help you speak English fluently. Today I am talking about punctuation. :) In the second part, you will improve your English fluency with a fun mini-story. It's like having a conversation with another person in English! Before we start, visit  to get the transcript of this episode. Ok! Today I am talking about punctuation. By this word, I mean the different spelling marks used when writing. These are the main ones. Period or full stop . - is a punctuation mark that we use to show the end of a sentence. Commas , are the ideal punctuation mark to divide sentences or indicate when to pause. Apostrophes - we use them to identify something that belongs to someone, or to show a letter or multiple letters are missing from a word. Colons : are used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation. Semicolons ; indicate a pause, usually between two main sentences, longer than that indicated by a comma. Ellipsis … We use them to show that one or more words have been removed from a quote and create suspense by adding a pause before the end of the sentence. And we can also use it to show the end of a thought. Quotation marks " " Inform the reader that you have used written material from other sources or direct speech.  Question marks ? Indicate that the speaker is asking a question. They're used at the end of the question (or interrogative) sentences. Exclamation marks ! Can change a sentence's meaning and tone. They still end a sentence, but they can add emotion, whether excitement, anger, or nervousness! Round brackets ( ) are used similarly to commas when we want to add an explanation, an afterthought, or a comment related to our primary line of thought but different from it. Square brackets or brackets [ ] We use them for special purposes, such as technical manuals. Hyphen - we use it to join words and separate syllables of a single word.&nb