Keyboard Symbols and Punctuation Marks

What are these symbols?
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Look at the keys across the top of the computer keyboard.

1. ~ This is called a ___.
   Answertilde

2. ` This is called a ___.
   Answergrave or grave accent

3. ! This is called an ___.
   Answerexclamation mark

4. @ This symbol means ___.
   Answerat

5. # This symbol means ___.
   Answernumber

6. $ This is called a ___.
   Answerdollar sign

7. % This symbol means ___.
   Answerper cent

8. ^ This symbol is called a ___.
   Answercaret or circumflex

9. & This symbol is called an ___ and means ___.
   Answerampersand - and

10. * This symbol is called an ___.
    Answerasterisk

11. ( ) These two marks are called ___.
    Answerparentheses

12. - This is called a ___.
    Answerhyphen

13. + This symbol is called a ___.
    Answerplus sign

14. = This symbol is called an ___.
    Answerequal sign

Look around the computer keyboard.

1. { } These marks are called ___.
   Answerbraces

2. [ ] These marks are called ___.
   Answerbrackets

3. : This is called a ___.
   Answercolon

4. ; This is called a ___.
   Answersemicolon

5. " " These marks are called ___.
   Answerquotation marks or quotes

6. " " In British English, these marks are called ___.
   Answerinverted commas

7. ' This is called an ___.
   Answerapostrophe

8. , This is called a ___.
   Answercomma

9. . This is called a ___.
   Answerperiod

10. . In British English, this is called a ___.
    Answerfull stop

11. ... Three periods together are called an ___.
    Answerellipsis

12. ? This is called a ___.
    Answerquestion mark

13. / This is called a ___.
    Answerforward slash or virgule

14. \ This is called a ___.
    Answerback slash

15. < > These marks are called ___.
    Answerangle brackets

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