( . ) period, decimal point: We put a period (. ) in the end of the sentence.
He is an American.
semicolon: The semicolon is most commonly used to mark a break between two main clauses
The film was a critical success its lead actors were particularly praised.
( : ) colon: Colons are used between two main clauses in cases where the second clause explains or follows from the first:
We have a motto: live life to the full.
( ! ) exclamation mark: Exclamation marks are usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or show emphasis
‘Look up there!’ she yelled.
( ? ) question mark: Question mark is used to express doubt or uncertainty about something
Have you seen the film yet?
( ' ) apostrophe, prime: apostrophe is to show that a thing or person belongs or relates to someone or something
We met at Ben’s party yesterday.
( '' ) Quotation mark: are punctuation marks used in pairs to mark a section of text as speech, a quotation, a phrase, or an unusual word.
"I hope you will be here, " he said.
( () ) parenthesis: Parentheses are a pair of curved marks that are put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important.
The president (and his assistant) traveled by private jet.
( [] ) square bracket\bracket: are mainly used to enclose words added by someone other than the original writer or speaker, typically in order to clarify the situation:
He [the police officer] can’t prove they did it.
( {} ) brace brackets: Braces are also known as curly brackets "{ }". Braces are mostly used in music or poetry.
Music chords: [ {c, e, g} {e, g, c2} {g, c2, e2} ]
( < ) less than sign: is used to compare numbers and expressions. It denotes an inequality between two values
Number 3 is less than number 12, 3<12
( > ) greater than sign: is used to compare numbers and expressions
Number 3 is greater than number 1, 3>1
( $ ) dollar sign: used to indicate a price in dollars
I bought my daughter a new bike for $75
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