Punctuation can be categorized as a noun.
Noun |
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| punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | ||
| punctuation - the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases | ||
| punctuation - something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions |
| # | Sentence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | noun | Jeez, work on your spelling and punctuation. | |
| 2. | noun | You must be more careful about spelling and punctuation. | |
| 3. | noun | You can add sentences that you do not know how to translate. Perhaps someone else will know! Please do not forget capital letters and punctuation! Thank you. | |
| 4. | noun | Please change the punctuation. | |
| 5. | noun | German punctuation is pedantic, English punctuation is chaotic, and for Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof suggested we look towards our mother tongue as a guideline. Go figure! | |
| 6. | noun | The sentences "Let's eat grandpa." and "Let's eat, grandpa." are only one proof that punctuation can change a lot. | |
| 7. | noun | Native French speakers often add spaces before punctuation in other languages even though it is usually incorrect. | |
| 8. | noun | Dr. Zamenhof didn't give us any rules for the use of punctuation in Esperanto, because he well knew what a bone of contention that would be. | |
| 9. | noun | Has anyone noticed that in Esperanto grammars they never talk about punctuation? | |
| 10. | noun | I corrected the punctuation somewhat, but not rigorously, because that is less important in belles-lettres. | |
| 11. | noun | Punctuation finds no need where words are confined in familiar groups. | |
| 12. | noun | The purpose of punctuation is to help the reader. | |
| 13. | noun | "The semantic subject of this sentence is 'this sentence,' but its grammatical subject is 'the semantic subject of this sentence'" is an example of a sentence benefitting from punctuation. | |
| 14. | noun | You may also add sentences that you can't translate yourself. Perhaps someone else can! Also, please don't forget capitalization and punctuation! Many thanks! | |
| 15. | noun | My punctuation isn't perfect. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| Jeez, work on your spelling and punctuation. |
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| You must be more careful about spelling and punctuation. | |
| You can add sentences that you do not know how to translate. Perhaps someone else will know! Please do not forget capital letters and punctuation! Thank you. | |
| Please change the punctuation. | |
| German punctuation is pedantic, English punctuation is chaotic, and for Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof suggested we look towards our mother tongue as a guideline. Go figure! | |
| The sentences "Let's eat grandpa." and "Let's eat, grandpa." are only one proof that punctuation can change a lot. | |
| Native French speakers often add spaces before punctuation in other languages even though it is usually incorrect. | |
| Dr. Zamenhof didn't give us any rules for the use of punctuation in Esperanto, because he well knew what a bone of contention that would be. | |
| Has anyone noticed that in Esperanto grammars they never talk about punctuation? | |
| I corrected the punctuation somewhat, but not rigorously, because that is less important in belles-lettres. | |
| Punctuation finds no need where words are confined in familiar groups. | |
| The purpose of punctuation is to help the reader. | |
| "The semantic subject of this sentence is 'this sentence,' but its grammatical subject is 'the semantic subject of this sentence'" is an example of a sentence benefitting from punctuation. | |
| You may also add sentences that you can't translate yourself. Perhaps someone else can! Also, please don't forget capitalization and punctuation! Many thanks! | |
| My punctuation isn't perfect. | |