Punctuation Marks - Identify their main uses

comma
It is years since I read “Brothers Karamazov”, which is my favourite novel.
If you do not understand, please tell me.
James Joyce, the great modernist writer, once said . . .
The speaker, getting to his feet, began to . . .
I shall need a book, some paper, a pencil, and a ruler.
You can, however, do it if you wish.

full-stop
She quietly watched the man passing. Then she . . .

colon
I have some news for you: John’s father has arrived.
Please send the items indicated below, namely:
(i) passport (ii) visa application (iii) correct fee.

semi-colon
The lecture was badly delivered; it went on far too long as well.
The chief commodities are: butter, cheese, milk, eggs; lamb, beef, veal, pork; oats, barley,
rye and wheat.

hyphen
The manager co-opted the workers in the project.
Self-control is what he needs.

apostrophe
The director’s interpretation altered the basic script of the play.
Go and get ‘em!
I’m not really happy with the way things turned out.

question mark
What time is it?
But: Please tell me what time it is.

dash
He received a prize – and a certificate as well.

quotation marks (inverted commas)

He said, “Why did you do that?”

exclamation mark
Oh dear!
Get out!

brackets (parentheses)
He (Mr Brown) told him (Mr Jones) that he (Mr Green) had been accepted for his job.
William Smith (1910-1969) lived first in Manchester (see p. 70) and then . . .