Cover of the textbook Performer B1 Phases, Vol. 1

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4 - Communication 2 for the textbook Performer B1 Phases, Vol. 1 with authors M. Spiazzi, M. Tavella, M. Layton, E. Fiordiliso from Zanichelli

Question

Read the text again and say when you use the following punctuation marks.

Answer

  1. Full stop: Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a complete thought.
  2. Comma: Used to separate items in a list, to connect independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, and for various other purposes, including to indicate pauses.
  3. Semicolon: Used to connect closely related independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
  4. Colon: Used before a list or an explanation that is preceded by an independent clause. It can also be used to introduce a quotation or example.
  5. Question mark: Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
  6. Exclamation mark: Used at the end of a sentence to express strong emotion, surprise, or emphasis.
  7. Brackets: Used to enclose additional information within a sentence. Square brackets are often used for editorial insertions, while curly brackets are less common but can be used similarly.
  8. Apostrophe: Used to indicate possession (e.g., John's book) or to indicate the omission of letters in a contraction (e.g., don't).
  9. Hyphen: Used to join words together, indicating that they are linked in meaning, or to divide words at the end of a line (e.g., sister-in-law)

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