PUNCTUATION

Punctuation Mark	Usage / Example
Capital letter	Used to capitalize the personal pronoun I · My family and I like travelling. Used to capitalize the first letter of proper nouns like names of people, places, ethnic groups and others. · Tunku Abdul Rahman · City Square In abbreviations · UMNO · MCA Used for days of the week and months of the year · Thursday · September Used for names of public holidays and historical events. · Labour Day · First World War
Comma [,]	Used to separate words, phrases and clauses. · While camping, he got lost, bitten by mosquitoes and chased by a wild boar. Used before conjunctions like and, but, for, or, and others · She had studied very hard, but still failed in the examinations. Used after expressions like for example, however, in other word, apart from that, indeed and others · Indeed, she is an interesting person.
Exclamation mark [!]	Used after words, phrases and short sentences that show strong emotion · How horrible! · That’s awful!
Full stop [.]	Used at the end of a sentence that makes a statement · I do not like sponge cakes. · He eats a lot. Used with most abbreviations and initials · Mr. Lim · B.A. (Hons.)
Apostrophe [‘]	Used to form contractions · I am – I’m · We are – we’re · Does not – doesn’t · Cannot – can’t Used to show possession · Aileen’s bag · The man’s hat
Question mark [?]	Used at the end of sentences that ask questions · What took you so long to get here?
Single quotation marks [‘ ’]	Used to enclose sayings, quotations, titles of books, films, and others · As the saying goes, ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’.
Double quotation marks [“ ”]	Used to enclose dialogs · “Do you hear anything? I think it is coming from the kitchen,” said Patricia.