We use stop punctuation at the end of a complete thought. The most common form of stop punctuation is the period (.). Use a period at the end of a complete thought.Today is Monday.Dad mowed the lawn.Our teacher assigned an… Read more891. Using Stop Punctuation

We use stop punctuation to end a sentence, telling the reader that a thought is now complete. When the complete thought is a question – an asking sentence – we use a question mark as stop punctuation. The question mark… Read more892. Stop Punctuation-the Question Mark

We use stop punctuation to end a sentence, showing that we have completed the thought. If the sentence shows excitement, we end the sentence with an exclamation point. The exclamation point is a form of stop punctuation. Look at these… Read more893. Stop Punctuation – Exclamation Point

Use a semicolon (:) at the end of a complete thought. The semicolon comes in the middle of a sentence between the first complete thought and the second complete thought. When the two thoughts are connected by a similar idea,… Read more894. Stop Punctuation – the Semicolon

Use a colon (:) to signal that is list will follow. Just be sure that you write a complete thought before the colon.I bought three things at the store: milk, bread, and peanut butter. Notice that the words before the… Read more896. Using the Colon with a List

We use a colon (:) between the hour and the minutes when writing time. Two o’clock looks like this – 2:00Eight minutes after two o’clock looks like this – 2:08Fifteen minutes after two o’clock looks like this – 2:15Thirty minutes… Read more897. Using the Colon with Time

In math, a ratio compares two numbers. We always put a colon between the two numbers. We have a 1:2 chance of winningWe have five pieces of fruit, and two of the five are peaches. We say that ratio of… Read more898. Colon with a Ratio