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• Proper Nouns: Capitalise the first letter of a proper noun like name of a person, place or an organisation. For
example:
w New Delhi is the capital of India.
w My friend Rohit loves to play cricket.
• 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:
w 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:
w Reema and I are going for a picnic.
w 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:
w 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:
w Mr. Singh is a good man.
w President Peter gave a wonderful speech.
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 the punctuation marks in detail.
Full Stop or Period (.)
Full stop or period is used at the end of a sentence. We also use it to shorten a word to form an abbreviation. For
example: Mr. for Mister, Col. for Colonel.
Question Mark (?)
Question mark is used to mark the end of any question asked in a direct speech. For example:
• How are you?
• Why did you not call me again?
Exclamation Mark (!)
Exclamation mark is used in a sentence to strongly express a feeling of happiness, sorrow, love, surprise etc.
For Example:
• Wow! Such a pretty dress.
• Oh! You got hurt badly.
Comma (,)
Comma is used to mark a pause in a sentence.
Any list of items mentioned in a sentence are separated by a comma. For example:
• I want a dress, shoes, watch and a box of chocolate for my birthday.
It is sometimes used to separate two adjectives in a sentence. For example:
• I have a brown, fluffy golden retriever.
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