Punctuation
ampersand noun
the symbol &, used in writing instead
of the word ‘and’.
apostrophe noun
linguistics the symbol ’ used in writing. In English, it marks the
possessive form of a noun, for
example ‘Bob’s car’, or a place where one or more letters have been removed
from a word or phrase, for example ‘isn’t’.
bad break noun
computing a hyphen in
the wrong place in a word, sometimes caused by software that puts hyphens in words
automatically.
brace noun
a curly
bracket.
bracket noun
British one of a pair of symbols ( ), used in writing or
mathematics for showing that the piece of information or set of numbers between
them can be considered separately. The American word is parenthesis.
bracket noun
American a square bracket.
bracket verb
to put brackets around something that is
written to show that it is separate information.
bracket verb
to join lines of writing with a bracket to
show that they belong together or should be considered together.
bullet noun
a bullet
point.
bullet point noun
a printed circle, square etc before each
thing on a list in order to emphasize it.
colon noun
the symbol : used in writing, for example
before an explanation or list. A colon is a punctuation mark .
comma noun
the symbol , used in writing and printing
between parts of a sentence or between things in a list. A comma is a punctuation
mark .
curly brackets noun
informal the symbols { }, used especially in mathematics and
computer programs for showing that things written between them should be
considered together.
dash noun
the symbol –, used in writing to separate
different parts of a sentence.
decimal point noun
maths the symbol ‘.’ in a decimal.
ditto noun
the symbol " written under a word in
a list to show that you want to repeat that word.
dot verb
to put a dot over a letter of the alphabet.
exclamation mark noun
the mark ! used in writing to show that
someone says something suddenly and loudly because they are surprised,
impressed, angry etc.
full stop noun
British the mark . used in writing at the end of sentences and
abbreviations. The American word is period .
hyphen noun
the short line -, used for joining two
written words or parts of words, or for dividing a word at the end of a line of
writing.
hyphenate verb
to join words or parts of a word using a
hyphen.
inverted comma noun
British one of a pair of marks “ ” or ‘ ’, used in written
English for showing the words that someone spoke, or sometimes for showing the
title of a book, film etc.
parenthesis noun
one of the two symbols ( and ), used in
writing for separating a word, phrase, or number from the rest of a sentence.
period noun
American a full stop.
point noun
maths the word for a decimal
point , used when saying a number, for example 6.3 is said as ‘six point
three’.
punctuate verb
to use full
stops , commas , and other punctuation marks in order to write in a
clear style.
punctuation noun
the use of marks such as full stops or commas in order to write in a clear style.
punctuation noun
punctuation marks.
punctuation mark noun
a mark such as a full stop , comma ,
or question mark that you use in
order to write in a clear style.
question mark noun
the symbol ‘?’ that is used at the end of
a sentence to show that it represents a question. It is a type of punctuation
mark .
quotation marks noun
the symbols ‘ and ’ used in writing before
and after a quotation or the words that someone speaks. Quotation marks are a
type of punctuation mark .
quotes noun
informal quotation marks.
semicolon noun
a punctuation
mark (;) that is used to separate words in a list, or two parts of a
sentence that can be understood separately.
slash noun
a line (/) that separates numbers,
letters, or words in writing.
space noun
an empty area that you leave between
words, lines, or paragraphs.
speech marks noun
British quotation marks.
square bracket noun
either of the symbols [ or ] that are
often used in mathematics and scientific writing.
hyphenated adjective
hyphenation noun
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire