The 3 terminal punctuation marks - The Exclamation Mark

The Exclamation Mark

The Exclamation Mark / Exclamation Point is the third and less commonly used terminal punctuation mark.

It is used at the end of exclamatory sentences. An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion like anger, joy or surprise.

 Example: Wow, What a win!

An exclamatory sentence has the exclamation mark only at the end of sentence and never in between. 

Don’t shout!

Silence!

Help!

You’re late!

What? You won a lottery! 

Exclamatory Words express feelings or emotions. 

Wow!

Brilliant!

Awesome!

Magnificent!

Unbelievable!

Marvelous!

Amazing!

Fantastic!

Tremendous!

Ouch!

Bravo!

Hooray!

Gosh!

 A word of caution: Don’t overdo the exclamatory sentences. 

Without a noun or a verb, interjections can be used. If used in a sentence, a comma separates an interjection from the rest of the sentence. 

ATTENTION! Avoid using exclamatory sentences in formal or academic writing such as reports or essays unless it is a direct quote.

 Remember that exclamatory mark is one of the terminal punctuation marks.