Quotation m arks (" ” ) Used: when using the direct w ords of another person.
Apostrophe (’) Used: in contractions and to show possessive. Note: Its(=belonging to it) and it's(=it is).
Colon (:) Used: to sta rt a gram m a tica lly complex list and before long explanations.
Semi-Colon (;) Used: to separate a gram m a tica lly complex list; to separate two sentences which
have a clear lin k to each other.
Practice exercises Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences 1-7. 1 / The male / the main income e arner / was / in the last century /
2 / are / extended fam ilies / Do you know / tra d itio n a l in Japan? / w he the r /
3 / gives / benefits / poorer fa m ilie s / The governm ent / U / always / don’t / get on w e ll / Family m em bers /