Period [.]
Used to indicate the end of a sentence.
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The Federal Government is based in Ottawa.
Used in abbreviation
B .C. Is the Province located on the west coast.
Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.
The company is located at 888 Bay st. in Toronto.
It is 4: 00 p. m. in Halifax right now.
Question mark question mark [?]
Use question marks at the end of a sentence to indicate a direct question:
How many provinces are there in Canada?
Note: Do not add question marks at the end of the indirect question:
The teacher asked the Class A question.
Do not ask me why.
Exclamation mark exclamation mark [!]
Use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence to express surprise, excitement, and other emotions:
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!
Comma comma [,]
Pause in sentence
Therefore, we shoshould write a letter to the Prime Minister.
The speaker is introduced in the question:
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow ."
Three or more terms are listed:
Ontario, Quebec, and B .C. Are the three biggest provinces.
Leading Attribute Clause
Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.
Single quotes apostrophe [']
Indicates all
This is David's computer.
These are the player's things. (things that belong to the player)
Note: For nouns in the plural form, add only'
These are the players 'things. (things that belong to the players)
I don't know how to fix it.
Quote quotation marks ["]
Directly extract what someone says:
The prime minister said, "We will win the election ."
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow ."
Colon [:]
A series of terms
There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defense, and forward.
Lead to a long quote
The prime minister said: "We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election ."
Semicolon semicolon [;]
Connect two related sentences
The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.
Use with commas to produce a series of terms
The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B .C.
Dash [-]
Make a summary before a sentence
Mild, wet, and cloudy-these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.
Add additional comments before or after a sentence
The children-Pierre, Laura, and Ashley-went to the store. Most Canadians-but not all-voted in the last election.
Indicates that someone is interrupted while speaking.
The woman said, "I want to ask-" when the earthquake began to shake the room.
Hyphen [-]
Connect two words
Sweet-smelling
Fire-resistant
Prefix
Anti-Canadian
Non-contact
Use in numbers
One-quarter
Twenty-three