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• Days of week, months, and holidays: Always remember to capitalise the first letter of days of week like Sunday,
                   Monday, etc., months like June, August, etc., and holidays/festivals like Republic Day, Diwali, etc., but not the
                   seasons like winter, spring, summer, etc. Let us look at an example: Every year Republic Day is celebrated in India
                   on 26 January.
                    • The Pronoun "I": Pronoun "I" is a reference to yourself and should always be capitalised. For example: I love to
                   read books before I go to sleep.
                    • Directions: The directions like North, South, etc. are written in capital only when they are referred to as locations.
                   For example: I am heading towards South.
                    • Titles that appear before names: The titles like President, Principal, Mr., Captain, etc. that appear before names
                   are written with the first letter in capital. For example: Mr. Singh is a good man.

                 Punctuation Marks

                 These are the symbols used to help the reader understand the proper meaning of a sentence and where to pause
                 or stop. Let us learn about some of the punctuation marks in detail.

                    Full Stop or     Question Mark        Exclamation             Comma (,)             Apostrophe (')
                     Period (.)             (?)             Mark (!)
                  Full stop or      Question mark      Exclamation        Comma is used to mark a    Apostrophe can be
                  period is used    is used to mark    mark is used in    pause in a sentence.       used to indicate
                  at the end of a   the end of any     a sentence to      Any list of items          the omission of
                  sentence. We also  question asked in   strongly express   mentioned in a sentence   some letters in a
                  use it to shorten   a direct speech.   a feeling of     are separated by a comma.   word. For example,
                  a word to form    For example, Why  happiness, sorrow,   For example, I want a     I'm enjoying my
                  an abbreviation.   did you not call   love, surprise    dress, shoes, watch, and   friend's company.
                  For example, Mr.   me again?         etc. For example,   a box of chocolate for my
                  for Mister, Col.                     Wow! Such a        birthday.
                  for Colonel.                         pretty dress.



                         Phrases
                 Phrase is a group of words together, but not a sentence that forms a complete meaning. It lacks the subject and
                 the object. For example:

                 •  On the roof    • Sleeping now    • Cannot eat    • Trying hard

                         What is a Sentence?

                 A sentence is a group of words arranged together and has a complete meaning. For example:

                    • I am reading a book.                      • My mother cooks good food.
                    • She went to school.

                 Rules for Writing a Sentence
                 Following are the rules for writing a sentence:

                    • It begins with a capital letter.
                    • It ends with a full stop, exclamation mark, or question mark depending on the type of a sentence.
                    • It must contain one subject and one verb with an independent clause.
                    • It should have a meaning.



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