PUNCTUATIONS

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QUESTION TYPES EXPECTED

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Identify the punctuation mark - question paper question

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Find the error - placing of punctuation mark

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Use the write punctuation mark - what should come

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PUNCTUATION MARKS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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1. Period/ Full stop (.)
2. Question mark (?)

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3. Exclamation (!)

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4. Comma (,)
5. Semicolon (;)
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6. Colon (:)
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7. Dash (-)

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8. Hyphen (-)

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9. Parentheses ( ) - round bracket

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10. Brackets [ ] - square bracket

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11. Braces { } - flower bracket/curly braces

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12. Apostrophe (‘)
13. Quotation marks (‘’ “”)
14. Ellipsis (...)
Period / Full stop (.):
Use:

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Ends a declarative or imperative sentence.
Example: "He likes football."

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End of abbreviated word. Eg. Co. etc. eg. no. of

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Comma (,):
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Use: Separates items in a list, separates clauses, and sets off introductory phrases or
nonessential information.

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Example: "I ate rice, dal, and salad."

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Question Mark (?):

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Use: Ends a direct question.

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Example: "Where are you going?"

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Exclamation Mark (!):

Example: "Wow! We won."

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Semicolon (;):

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Use: Connects two closely related independent clauses.

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Example: "Dogs bark; cats meow."

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Quotation Marks (" "):

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Use: Encloses direct speech, convey some message or highlight some special things or a

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quotation from another source.

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Example: "Let's play," said Vinay.

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Apostrophe ('):
Use: Shows possession or indicates a contraction.

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Example: "It's Ria's bag."
I’m your friend.

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Colon (:):
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Use:
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1. Introduces lists - Eg. We learned the following at the camp: rock-climbing, canoeing
and rafting.

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2. Introduces summaries - Eg: During the salsa class we were told: dance salsa on any
beat or across the beat
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3. Introduces (direct) quotations - Eg. My instructor always says: “bend those knees”

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4. Introduces a second clause that expands or illustrates the meaning of the first - Eg.

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The snow hardened: it turned into ice.

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Dash ( -):

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Contains extra information - used instead of brackets.
Example: We all know well what to expect - the best

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You solved the sum - before anybody else

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Hyphen (-):

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Connect words Eg: North-East, Fair-weather, X-factor

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Ellipsis (...):

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Omission of words in a sentence

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Example: The teacher moaned, “Look at this floor... a mess...this class.”

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Parenthesis ( ):

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Give some additional information.

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Example: The necklace (which had been in my family for years) was stolen.

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Bracket [ ]:
Give more clarification.

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Example: He [father of my friend] is an ex-army man.

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Curly braces { }:

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Technical terms like maths and codings

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Example: odd numbers {1,3,......99}

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TYPE 1: IDENTIFY THE PUNCTUATION MARKS
GROUP 4 2025 QUESTION PAPER QUESTION

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 PRACTISE QUESTIONS:

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[Link] the author is trying to convey information but he/she is not willing to

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tell it fully or trying to omit some words, which punctuation mark to be
used?
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a) Dash b) Ellipsis c) Parentheses d) Apostrophe
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2. I want to make a list of things to be bought for house warming function.

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The punctuation need to be used is.

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a) Comma b) Ellipsis c) Parentheses d) Apostrophe

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3. I want to write a sentence in direct speech. The right punctuation to be
used is

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a) Dash b) Ellipsis c) Parentheses d) Quotation mark

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4. Poet want to express his strong feeling to the readers. The punctuation
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mark he needs to use is.
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a) Dash b) Ellipsis c) Exclamatory d) Apostrophe
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5. If you want to end the command or sentence, then you need to use

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a) Dash b) Period c) Parentheses d) Apostrophe
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 TYPE 2: FIND THE ERROR

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1. She went to grocery shop to buy - rice, pulses and oil. Which
punctuation is wrongly used?

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a) Dash b) comma c) Full stop d) Question mark

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Colon (:):
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Use:
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1. Introduces lists - Eg. We learned the following at the camp: rock-climbing, canoeing
and rafting.
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2. Introduces summaries - Eg: During the salsa class we were told: dance salsa on any

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beat or across the beat
3. Introduces (direct) quotations - Eg. My instructor always says: “bend those knees”

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4. Introduces a second clause that expands or illustrates the meaning of the first - Eg.
The snow hardened: it turned into ice.
2. Where are you coming from. Which punctuation mark is to be used at
the place of full stop?
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a) Dash b) comma c) Full stop d) Question mark

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3. The countries like Peru - Chile - Argentina - Colombia - Venezuela are

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called Latin American countries. Which punctuation mark is wrongly
used?
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a) Dash b) comma c) Full stop d) Question mark

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 TYPE 3: USE THE RIGHT PUNCTUATION MARKS

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1. Alas ___ He is no more. Which is the right punctuation mark?

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a) Dash b) comma c) Full stop d) Exclamatory

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2. She is the author _______ the best of all times. Use the right punctuation mark?

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a) Dash b) comma c) Full stop d) Question mark
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[Link] is blue, said the child. Which punctuation marks need to be used?

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a) Dash b) Quotation mark c) Full stop d) Question mark
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