What is an ellipsis used for?

Some punctuations are categorized as end punctuations. The end punctuations are:

• Periods (.) – It is used to mark an end to the sentences.
• Question marks (? ) – It is used to end the sentence to indicate a query or direct question.
• Exclamation marks (!) – It is used to end the sentence to indicate emphasis or strong emotions.

There are 14 punctuation marks in English. Of these, the commonly used 5 punctuation marks are:

• Commas
• Period or Full Stop
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation mark
• Question mark

Punctuation is a set of marks used in a sentence to add clarity and meaning in the piece of writing. There are 14 punctuation marks in English. These punctuations are:

• Commas
• Period or Full Stop
• Apostrophes
• Colon
• Semicolon
• Exclamation mark
• Question mark
• Parenthesis
• Brackets
• Braces
• Dash
• Hyphen
• Ellipsis 
• Quotation mark

Have a look at the 4 common punctuation marks in English with examples below:

• Full Stop/ Period (.)- The CAT jumped over the table.
• Comma (, )- She brought snacks, fruits and deserts for the party.
• Question Mark (? )- Did you visit the dentist?
• Exclamation Mark (!)- Wow! you look wonderful today.