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Here is a detailed explanation along with examples for each rule:
Example Sign Description
Traffic Light Indicates the presence of a traffic signal Alphabet What it Shows Rule Description Examples
ahead. M Months Capitalise the first letter in all the I have a meeting in January.
names of months. My birthday is in September.
Railway Crossing Ahead Warns of a railway crossing ahead. I The letter ‘I’ Always capitalise the letter ‘I’ I enjoy reading books.
when it is used as a pronoun. He said, “I will help you.”
N Names Capitalise the first letter in the Rajiv lives in London.
Highly Flammable Indicates materials or areas that are highly names of people, places, and days.
flammable and pose a fire risk. We will meet on Friday.
T Titles Capitalise the first letter in titles Dr. Sanjay is my doctor.
used before people’s names. Mrs. Raman is my teacher.
Pause Sign used to pause a video or audio file in S
smartphone or computer. Starting letter of Always capitalise the first letter in The sky is blue.
sentences every sentence. Cats are very independent
animals.
Advantages of Visual Communication
Following are the advantages of Visual Communication: PUNCTUATION
Using visual communication, the attention of the audience can be grabbed. Punctuation is a set of marks, such as the full stop and the comma, which help us separate parts of a sentence
Information can be delivered directly using visual aids. and explain its meaning. Like uppercase letters, punctuation is also a very important part of sentences and
Visual information is remembered better than text or spoken words. follows specific rules. Here are some common punctuation marks and their uses, along with examples:
Disadvantages of Visual Communication Punctuation Name Sign Use Examples
Following are the disadvantages of Visual Communication: Full Stop . Shows the end of a Karan is an engineer. He works in
Developing visual communication is time-consuming. sentence. Also used to Bangalore.
Visual methods of communication are very expensive. abbreviate long words. Dr. Mehta is our family doctor. He has
Visual communication is often called incomplete because it usually requires other type of communication been treating us for years.
to pass the complete message.
Comma , Indicates a pause in a After finishing his work, Raj went home.
sentence or separates Before leaving, Priya checked her
SESSION 4 Writing Skills: Parts of Speech items in a list. emails.
When we speak or write in English, we use sentences to express our thoughts. Sentences are essential because Question Mark ? Used at the end of a Can you help me, Arun?
if they are not written clearly, their meaning might not be understood. A sentence is a group of words that question.
conveys a complete idea (e.g., Neetu goes to park). A sentence always starts with a capital letter and ends What time is the meeting, Ramesh?
with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Phrases can be a short or a long sentence and give a Exclamation Mark ! Indicates a strong feeling, Wow, that’s amazing, Neha!
complete meaning when attached to a principal clause or an independent sentence. Hence, a phrase may such as surprise or Oh no, I forgot my keys, Vijay!
also be explained as a dependent sentence, for example: “after the class” is a phrase and “I will meet you” is excitement.
a principal clause. Apostrophe ' Shows possession or He can’t attend the meeting.
By joining together these sentences we get “I will meet you after the class”. forms contractions in She won’t be able to join us.
informal speech.
USING CAPITALS
PARTS OF SPEECH
We know that all sentences begin with capital letters. But do you know where else we should use capital letters
in a sentence? The word “MINTS” can help you remember the capitalisation rules. Each letter in “MINTS” The necessary elements or words which join together to form a sentence are known as Parts of Speech, such
stands for a specific capitalisation rule. as the Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection. It indicates the
function of each element within the sentence.
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