Punctuation is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences. You use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing.
Every sentence should include at least a capital letter at the start, and a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark at the end. This basic system indicates that the sentence is complete.
If you're not sure when to use capital letters, check out this website:
The following table will give you examples of the most commonly used punctuation marks.
These are the basic punctuation marks you must master. Check out the explanations and examples of how to use further punctuation such as colons (:), semicolons (;), quotation marks (“), ellipses (...), parentheses () and more at: