Punctuation Mark (Noun)
Meaning
The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- A punctuation mark such as a period, comma, or question mark can significantly change the meaning of a sentence.
- She checked the paragraph carefully for correct usage of every punctuation mark to avoid confusing her readers.
- Students were advised to use proper punctuation marks when typing on their keyboards for readability purposes.
- Reading material requires specific punctuation marks, so grammar editors help clean them up accordingly.
- I tend to notice unnecessary punctuation marks scattered in different passages in free, crowd-sourced web literature sources online.