(1) separate (a period separates sentences)
(2) group or enclose (parenthesesen close extraneous information)
(3) connect (a hyphen connects a unit modifier), and
(4) impart meaning (a question mark may make an otherwise declarative sentence interrogative).
The function of a punctuation mark is the basis for the rules governing its use and should be the basis for determining whether or not it is needed. Punctuation is the art of dividing written discourse into sections by means of points, for the purpose of showing the grammatical connection and dependence, and of making the sense more obvious. (Richard Nordquist, in http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanic /a/punctrules.htm. access on June 12th, 2010).
According to Allen (2008: 15) punctuation is the art of using special marks to make writen or printed material more easily understood, just as pause and stress and intonation or pitch change are needed to make speech understood.
(2) group or enclose (parenthesesen close extraneous information)
(3) connect (a hyphen connects a unit modifier), and
(4) impart meaning (a question mark may make an otherwise declarative sentence interrogative).
The function of a punctuation mark is the basis for the rules governing its use and should be the basis for determining whether or not it is needed. Punctuation is the art of dividing written discourse into sections by means of points, for the purpose of showing the grammatical connection and dependence, and of making the sense more obvious. (Richard Nordquist, in http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanic /a/punctrules.htm. access on June 12th, 2010).
According to Allen (2008: 15) punctuation is the art of using special marks to make writen or printed material more easily understood, just as pause and stress and intonation or pitch change are needed to make speech understood.
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