Punctuation Marks full stop International period American comma

Punctuation Marks. full stop (International) / period (American) , comma ? question mark ! exclamation mark : colon ; semicolon - hyphen – dash ( and ) parenthesis [ and ] brackets … ellipsis ‘ apostrophe ” and ”quotation mark / slash { and } braces or curly brackets 2

Use two commas in the sentence and translate the sentence A woman without her man is nothing 3

Panda eats, shoots and leaves A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down and orders a sandwich. After he finishes eating the sandwich, the panda pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter, and then stands up to go. “Hey!” shouts the manager. “Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn’t pay for your sandwich!” … 6

Panda eats, shoots and leaves …The panda yells back at the manager, “Hey man, I am a PANDA! Look it up!” The manager opens his dictionary and sees the following definition for panda: “A treedwelling marsupial of Asian origin, characterised by distinct black and white colouring. Eats, shoots and leaves. ” 7

Comma 1. Запятой разделяются части сложносочиненного и сложноподчиненного предложения: This question and others are answered in the enclosed background information, which provides practical advice for consumers in coping with their finances. * При разделении частей в сложном предложении запятая ставится и перед союзом and. I plan to be in Moscow on February 1, and would like to discuss the possibility of working with you on this project. * Если предложение короткое, запятая может опускаться. It’s time to finish now and the students must stop working. 8

2. Вводные слова и выражения выделяются запятыми. of course, on the contrary, on the other hand, consequently, furthermore, moreover, nevertheless, therefore, in the first place, unfortunately, The question, however, remains unsettled. Nevertheless, we shall go. 9

3. С восклицательными словами Wow! Brilliant! Awesome! Ouch! Amazing! Bravo! Fantastic! Tremendous! Unbelievable! Eureka! Hooray! Gosh! Magnificent! Sheesh! 17

Question Mark 1. В конце прямого вопроса: Do you understand what I say? What time is it? 2. Для выражения неуверенности в написанном: Pythagoras, who died in 497 B. C. (? ), was a great mathematician. 18

Parenthesis 1. Выделение уточняющей информации: Two kings (of Hellas and Sparta) joined forces to organize the games every four years at Olympia. 2. Выделение авторского отношения: The Olympics have a very long history (isn't that interesting? ) 27

Slash 1. В значении "или": Dear Sir/Madam (= Sir or Madam). I will eat meat and/or vegetables. 2. В некоторых сокращениях: n/a (not available) – недоступен w/o (without) – без 3. В дробях: 1/2, 4/5, 2/10 4. В датах: She was born on 27/05/2016 (= 27. 05. 2016 = 27 -05 -2016) 29

3. Для внесения ясности в предложения, которые уже имеют внутреннюю пунктуацию: The children sing songs together, play in the yard, and use computers in turns; but they call each other names and fight nevertheless. 32