Punctuation marks are used to clearly state the meaning when writing. The main punctuation marks are the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, and capital letters. Punctuation indicates pauses and separations in sentences and helps organize related words or parts of a sentence.
Punctuation marks are used to clearly state the meaning when writing. The main punctuation marks are the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, and capital letters. Punctuation indicates pauses and separations in sentences and helps organize related words or parts of a sentence.
Punctuation marks are used to clearly state the meaning when writing. The main punctuation marks are the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, and capital letters. Punctuation indicates pauses and separations in sentences and helps organize related words or parts of a sentence.
Punctuation marks are used to clearly state the meaning when writing. The main punctuation marks are the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, and capital letters. Punctuation indicates pauses and separations in sentences and helps organize related words or parts of a sentence.
.? !,A Punctuation is the right use of putting in stops while writing. These help to clearly state the meaning of what is being written. Punctuation marks are : Full stop . Comma , Question mark ? Exclamation mark ! and Capital letters (A) Full Stop The full stop indicates the longest pause and the greatest separation. It is used at the end of a sentence. For example: The train reached the station on time. COMMA We use a punctuation mark, called a comma to show short pause or break. To separate a noun of address. For example: Chandni, put that cushion on that sofa.
May I have another glass of orange juice, please?
To separate expressions like Yes, Well
etc. For example: No, you can’t go out to play. The comma is used when three words or more parts of speech are included in the same sentence. For example: I would like to visit France, America, Egypt, Italy and Australia once in my lifetime .
Her examination paper is neat,
to the point , systematic and well- answered. CAPITAL LETTERS We always begin a sentence with a capital letter. However, we usually end a sentence with a full stop, question mark or an exclamation mark. Here are some examples: The hen has laid many eggs.
Which school do you go to?
What a lovely flower!
The names of people, cities, countries continents, like all proper nouns begin with capital letters which are followed by small letters. For example: Cinderella , Rapunzel ,
Mumbai, Kolkata,
Norway, Japan,
Australia, Africa, It is also used to write the Pronoun ‘I’ . Capital letters are used to write Adjectives derived from proper nouns. For example: Chinese zodiac , Japanese kimono, Indian tea, etc. While writing titles of stories, essays, etc., we capitalize the first letter of all the words, except prepositions and conjunctions. P.N.- The ‘articles’ are capitalised only when they come at the beginning of the title. Eg-Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs QUESTION MARK It comes at the end of a sentence that asks a question. For example: •Where do you live?
• Do you like burgers?
•What is that animal called ?
EXCLAMATION MARK An exclamation mark is used after interjections and after sentences or phrases expressing strong emotion of joy, sorrow, excitement , surprise, regret, gratitude, etc. For example: •Hurrah! We have won the championship trophy.
•Bravo! You really put up a good fight!
•Help! The boy is drowning.
EXERCISE Q.1. Punctuate the following sentences correctly. 1. niti is going to watch cartoons now 2. please make a mexican salad with a tomato an onion a lemon two cucumbers and a large capsicum 3. which game do you like best 4. yes that is the book i want 5. the man in the white overalls is roger the electrician 6. stop there are men working on the road 7. Oh dear me i have dropped the needle 8. Now open your english textbook to page 114 9. Oh I was so excited to go to fun planet Q.2. Punctuate the following paragraph.
once a lion was sleeping in a forest a
mouse went over his nose the lion was furious he stood up and roared loudly the frightened mouse hid under a bush he did not want the lion to eat him up 2. an earthworm is a very small animal there are hundreds of earthworms in the ground they hide there in summer after the rains they wriggle out of their homes then we see earthworms everywhere 3. our dog bruno likes ice cream very much I think he dreams about ice cream wherever he sees an ice cream cart he wags his tail sometimes we buy him a chocolate bar he sits and licks it he does not spill a bit
