punctuation mark
Sentence-ending symbol type
A punctuation mark is a symbol used in writing to clarify meaning, indicate pauses, or show grammatical structure.
Periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points, colons, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes, hyphens, and dashes are all punctuation marks.
The sentence was missing a punctuation mark at the end.
Punctuation ending sentences
- commaPunctuation marking pauses
- colonLarge intestine section
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
- exclamation pointPunctuation for emphasis
apostrophe · quotation marks · parentheses · brackets · dash · hyphen · ellipsis · slash
Provision in agreement
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
appositive · parenthetical · direct speech · dialogue · citation · series · compound · complex
Temporary cessation of activity
- breathAir taken in
- pacingRate of movement
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- flowUnbroken forward movement
timing · break · silence · beat · emphasis · inflection · intonation · stress
State of being understandable
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- toneQuality of sound
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
typography · proofreading · editing · copyediting · manuscript · draft · revision · markup
State of being apart
- terminationAct of ending something
- emphasisStress given to something
- quotationCited passage or price
- possessionState of owning
contraction · pause · grouping · listing · omission · clarification · exclamation · interrogation
period
Punctuation ending sentences
- commaPunctuation marking pauses
- colonLarge intestine section
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
exclamation point · apostrophe · quotation marks · parentheses · brackets · dash · hyphen · ellipsis · slash · ampersand
clause
Provision in agreement
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- syntaxRules for arranging words
conjunction · appositive · parenthetical · direct speech · dialogue · citation · series · compound · complex · restrictive
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
flow · timing · break · silence · beat · emphasis · inflection · intonation · stress · delivery
clarity
State of being understandable
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- toneQuality of sound
- styleDistinctive way of expression
formatting · typography · proofreading · editing · copyediting · manuscript · draft · revision · markup · annotation
separation
State of being apart
- terminationAct of ending something
- emphasisStress given to something
- quotationCited passage or price
possession · contraction · pause · grouping · listing · omission · clarification · exclamation · interrogation · subordination
- Medieval Writingthorn, runic script, insular script, blackletter, scribe
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- charactersprotagonist, antagonist, hero, character, characters
mark, punctuate, punctuation, punctuating, punctuated, punctuation marks