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Punctuation

The document outlines the main punctuation marks used in English, including their functions and examples. It covers punctuation marks such as full stop, colon, semi-colon, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, em-dash, hyphen, apostrophe, and quotation marks. Each punctuation mark is explained with its usage in sentences to clarify meaning and enhance readability.

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Punctuation

The document outlines the main punctuation marks used in English, including their functions and examples. It covers punctuation marks such as full stop, colon, semi-colon, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, em-dash, hyphen, apostrophe, and quotation marks. Each punctuation mark is explained with its usage in sentences to clarify meaning and enhance readability.

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Punctuation

Punctuation Marks are conventional signs used by writers to make their meaning clear to the
reader. They do the work that pauses, stress and intonation do in spoken language. The main
punctuation marks used in English are :
1. Full Stop (.) : This punctuation mark is used at the end of statements/ orders, in abbreviations
and initials.
e.g. a. we went for a walk.
b. Close the door.
c. [Link]
2. Colon (:) : This punctuation mark is used before a list and to explain something.
e.g. a. India exports many food products : coffee, tea, rubber, sugar, and spices.
b. I have a few favorite subjects in [Link]: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
c. Vijaya played several sports : hockey, basket ball, Kho Kho, and volley ball.
3. Semi-colon (;) : This punctuation mark is used to bring together sentences linked in meaning.
e.g. a. Raju seems happy ; he is walking about smiling.
b. We can go to the museum to do some research; Mondays are pretty quiet
there.
c. Call me tomorrow; you can give me an answer then.
4. Comma (,) : This punctuation mark is used to
a. to separate items in a list.
e.g. The shop sells bangles, cosmetics and perfumes.
b. when two independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction.
e.g. he worked hard, and he passed the exam.
c. before and after clauses that provide additional information.
e.g. My mother, who works for a News paper, travels a lot.
5. Question Mark (?) : This punctuation mark is used at the end of questions.
e.g. a. when are you leaving ?
b. who broke this glass?
c. why are you late to the class ?
6. Exclamation Mark ( !) : This punctuation mark is used before sentences expressing strong
emotions.
e.g. a. what a pleasant day !
b. what a beautiful scenery!
c. what an amazing performance !
7. em-dash / dash ( ------) : This punctuation mark is used to add information or explain
something.
e.g. we got the machine running at five in the morning ----- we had
worked all night-----so the consignment could be sent on time.
8. Hyphen (-) : This punctuation mark is used between prefixes and in some compound words.
e.g. a. Self- consciousness.
b. Twenty - four
c. Sister-in-law
9. Apostrophe (' ) : This punctuation mark is used to express the meaning of belonging/
possession and in contracted forms used in representing spoken English.
e.g. a. women's right
b. Nina's pen
c. he'll
10. Quotation Marks (" ) : This punctuation mark is used to report exactly what someone
spoke, to enclose titles of chapters of books, stories etc....
e.g. a. He said, " I am not well today".
b. Have you ever read “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
c. " I love cookies ", said Sam.

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