Slovene punctuation the clause keeps its own punctuation mark. A question mark need not be a sentence terminating punctuation mark; it may be used in inserted sentences. In certain cases, the question mark may be doubled (for emphasis of a repeated question), or it may be combined with an exclamation mark in emphatic and emotional contexts. Non-Syntactical Use A question mark can be used non-syntactically if it denotes doubt. Syntactical Use A colon (:) is a left-leaning punctuation mark. It is used in various ways as described below. 1. to introduce direct speech after an accompanying sentence 2. in enumeration, expatiation or
Punctuation of English would prefer coffee." The semicolon is also used to separate list items when the list items contain commas: ""She saw three men: Jamie, who came from New Zealand; John, the milkman's son; and George, a gaunt kind of man."" The slash or stroke or solidus is often used to indicate alternatives, such as ""his/her"", or two equivalent meanings or spellings, such as ""grey/gray"". The slash is used in certain set phrases, such as the conjunction ""and/or"". Punctuation of English Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of