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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.
A sentence with the location specified has a city separated by a comma from the state. For example:
• Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujrat.
When somebody is addressed in a direct speech. For example:
• Hi Swati, how is your job going on?
Apostrophe (')
Apostrophe can be used to indicate the omission of some letters in a word. For example:
• I'm enjoying my friend's company. • It's very hot outside.
It is used to show the possession of a thing. For example:
• Adrissa's eyes are blue in colour.
Tick ( ) if you know this.
Capitalisation means writing the first alphabet of a word in uppercase.
Apostrophe can be used to indicate the omission of some letters in a word.
Writing skill is an important part of communication.
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
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