Q3 M2 part 3

• Properties of a well-written text

  • Organization
  • Coherence and Cohesion
  • Language Use
  • Mechanics
• Punctuation marks are used to write clear messages, meet proofreading expectations, meet personal writing standards, and assess writing strengths or deficits
• Punctuation marks


  • Period (.)
  • Question Mark (?)
  • Exclamation Point (!)
  • Apostrophe (')
  • Comma (,)
  • Parentheses ()
  • Brackets []
  • Semicolon (;)
  • Colon :
  • Hyphen -
  • Dash --
  • Quotation Marks ""
• End mark


  Punctuation that comes at the end of a sentence to let the reader know when the sentence ends
• Exclamation mark


  Shows excitement or strong feeling
• Question mark


  Means something is being asked
• Period


  The most famous end mark, comes at the end of statements and commands
• Comma


  Used to separate a list, between the date and year, and to tell the reader where to pause in a sentence
• Colon


  Used for time and to come before a list
• Semicolon


  A punctuation mark (;) used to separate parts of a sentence or list, indicating a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period
• Hyphen


  A mark of separation used between parts of a compound word or to indicate the division of a word broken at the end of a line
• Dash


  A punctuation mark that writers use to denote a sudden break or shift in thought
• Quotation marks


  Used to enclose direct quotations, words with a different level of usage, and chapter headings/article titles
• Apostrophe


  Used to form possessives, indicate contractions, omit letters/figures, and indicate plurals of letters/numerals/symbols/abbreviations
• Parentheses


  Used to enclose an additional inserted word or comment and distinguish it from the sentence
• Brackets


  Used to indicate the insertion of special commentary, such as that made by an editor, or as an alternative to parentheses