Example sentences for: punctuation

How can you use “punctuation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Deciding that the normal rules of punctuation and grammar promoted old-fashioned sentiment, she came up with new rules of her own (question marks and exclamation points verboten ; evocative nouns and adjectives dangerous; adverbs excellent, because they're about nothing more than the relationship between words).

  • In the Kanbun system, special punctuation enables the reader to convert phrases presented in Chinese order (usually subject-verb-object) to Japanese order (usually subject-object-verb), and to supply missing inflectional endings to produce something approximating Classical Japanese.

  • Malkovitch is the American Method priss, feyly dragging out his words and democratically abolishing all punctuation.

  • Unable to afford a professional slogan, something hip and hot and happenin' (Do the kids still say happenin' with the apostrophe and all, or is there some swingin' new punctuation?)

  • More complex reordering may be indicated through punctuation as well.


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