Which term covers symbols that clarify meaning in writing?

• A. Punctuation
• B. Capitalization
• C. Proper Noun
• D. Health and Nutrition Status

Answer: (A)

Punctuation marks are the symbols that clarify meaning in writing. They guide how a reader should pause, flow, and interpret a sentence—endings with a period, a pause with a comma, a question with a question mark, or direct speech with quotation marks. They also help set off aside clauses and organize ideas, which reduces ambiguity and conveys tone and intent. Capitalization, on the other hand, deals with using uppercase letters at the start of sentences or for proper nouns, not with the marks that structure meaning. A proper noun is simply a specific name, not a family of marks. Health and Nutrition Status is unrelated to how writing signals meaning through punctuation.