Punctuation
Capital letters are used at the beginning of every sentence. They are also used for
proper nouns such as names of people, names of places, names of books, etc.
E.g.: The capital of France is Paris.
First person “I” is always capitalised in a sentence.
E.g.: You don't know how long I have waited to see you.
A full-stop or period (.), exclamation mark (!), or question mark (?) is used at the end of
a sentence. Any word after these punctuations will start with a capital letter.
E.g.: Hi! How are you? I hope to see you soon.
A full-stop is used to end a statement or normal sentence.
E.g.: I hope to see you soon.
An exclamation mark is used to end a statement or sentence that is voiced very strongly
or loudly. It indicates shock, excitement, or any other very strong emotion.
E.g.: Hi! I've missed you!
A question mark is used to end a question.
E.g.: How are you? Are you doing well?
A comma is used to separate more than two list items in a sentence.
E.g.: I had dosas, chutney, and juice for breakfast.
A comma is also used to separate two separate clauses or subjects in a sentence.
Plus, it is used to indicate a half-second pause in a sentence, which is why it is used
when addressing someone.
E.g.: For breakfast, I had dosas, chutney, and juice. What did you have, Grandma?