creates a pause or breaks up ideas,   . full stop, ? question mark, ! exclamation mark, , comma, shows expression or importance, : colon, Parenthesis/ Brackets (), , comma, ! exclamation mark, shows a question, Ellipsis …, Dash -, ; semi colon, ? question mark, introduces a list or links sentences that explain each other, : colon, ; semi colon, , comma, " " speech marks, shows possession or a contraction, ; semi colon, ' apostrophe, , comma,   . full stop, links two sentences often replacing and or but, seperates items in a long list, , comma, ' apostrophe, : colon, ; semi colon, indicates that someone is saying something,   . full stop, ? question mark, " " speech marks, ' apostrophe, used at the end of a sentence that is a statement , : colon, Parenthesis/ Brackets (),   . full stop, , comma, Used to replace a colon e.g. I find grammar difficult – there are just too many rules., ; semi colon, Dash -, Parenthesis/ Brackets (), Ellipsis …, Used to indicate that words have been left, Ellipsis …, Parenthesis/ Brackets (), : colon, , comma, Used to separate phrases that have been inserted into a sentence to explain, comment on or give some more information about something,   . full stop, Dash -, ; semi colon, Parenthesis/ Brackets ().

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