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Punctuation and Spelling Rules in English

Punctuation marks are like pieces of clothes that sentences wear to look good. These marks help the sentences' readability and make the speech more eloquent.

Punctuation Marks in English

Punctuation

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Punctuation is using special signs, and certain typographical devices to help the understanding and correct reading of written texts.
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Full Stops

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A full stop or period is usually used to show the end of a sentence. In this lesson, we will learn all about this punctuation mark.
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Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

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Question mark and exclamation mark is used in the sentences to show their sense. They function in writing forms. Here we will get to their rules.
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Comma

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A comma indicates a pause between the words, phrases, and clauses. In this lesson, we will all the rules about this punctuation mark.
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Colons and Semicolons

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Colons and semi-colons are used to make it easy for us to understand and read a passage. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
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Quotation Marks

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Quotation marks are punctuations that are used to express a direct speech, phrase, or quotation. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
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Hyphens and Dashes

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Hyphens and dashes have to be used properly as punctuation marks to avoid confusion. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
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Brackets, Braces, and Parentheses

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Actually, there are four different types of brackets. In this lesson, we will study all the rules about these punctuation marks.
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Apostrophe

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An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used on many occasions in English. Its meaning is dependent on the context it is used in.
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Slash

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A slash is a punctuation in the English language. In this article you can learn about its functions.
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Capitalization

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Capitalization is to write the first letter of a word in uppercase. In this lesson, you will learn all the rules about this subject.
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Contractions

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You might wonder what the difference between formal and informal styles is. One of the elements that can make your writings informal is using contractions.
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Paragraphs

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When sentences are used together and they are linked to each other, they can finally form paragraphs. In this lesson, we will learn about them.
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Ellipsis Punctuation

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Ellipses is the plural form of ellipsis. They are three dots beside each other that stand for something. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
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Run-on Sentences

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Run-on sentences are special types of sentences that are not actually correct ones. In this lesson, you will learn how to fix them.
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Syllables

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A unit of sound that forms a meaningful word is called a syllable. Syllables usually contain a vowel and accompanying consonants.
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Punctuation and Spelling

What Are Punctuations and Spelling Rules?

There are fourteen punctuations in English. They are known as the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, hyphen, parentheses, brackets, braces, apostrophe, quotation marks, and ellipsis. By studying the spelling rules of each word you can understand the syllables and contracted forms of them, so it will be easy for you to pronounce and write them.

Using Punctuations can help you imply feelings and meanings in the correct and right way.

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