Punctuation
Punctuation is often key to sentence structure. There are many possibilities for punctuation that can help you with sentence structure.
A colon (:) or single dash (-) can be used to introduce an idea, a list or an explanation. A semi-colon (;) may show contrast in the ideas before and after.
Use of question marks is always worth consideration. Questions may be rhetorical, but not always.
What are full stops and commas? How and why would you use them? Bitesize explains with examples from 鈥極riginally鈥 by Carol Ann Duffy.
What are colons and semicolons? How and why would you use them? Bitesize explains with examples from 鈥楽trange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde鈥 by Robert Louis Stevenson.
What are question and exclamation marks? How and why would you use them? Bitesize explains with examples from 鈥極ld Tongue鈥 by Jackie Kay.