Capital letters
We use capital letter in the following case:1. To begin a sentence
2. For proper noun
3. For pronoun ‘I’
4. Names of Days of Week,Months of Year, Rivers etc begins with capital Letters.
Common Punctuation Marks
Full Stop (.)
1. Full stop is used at the end statement or command sentence.Example:
This is a red car. (Statement)
Come here. (Command)
2. Full stop is used in end of abbreviations if the first and only a part of the word are used.
Example:
Captain (Capt.)
3. Full stop is not used in the abbreviations if the last letter of word is included in the abbreviations.( according to UK convention)
Example:
Doctor (Dr)
Question Mark (?)
1. Question mark is used at the end of direct question.Example:
Why are you sad? (Direct question)
2. Question mark is not used in case of indirect question.
Example:
I asked her why she is sad. (Indirect question)
Exclamation Mark (!)
An exclamation mark usually used to shows strong feeling such as surprise, anger or joy.Example:
Well done!
Hurray! Tomorrow is holiday.
Comma (,)
1. Comma is used to show a pause in a sentence.Example:
Therefore, we should speak to teacher on this matter.
2. Comma is used to separate words in a list of things.
Example:
I want to order pizza, burger, soft drinks and lollipops.
3. Comma is used to show what someone has said.
Example:
“I hope he will be all right soon”, said Ravi
4. Comma is used after salutation.
Example:
Dear mam,
Apostrophe (‘)
1. Apostrophe is used to indicate possession of something.Example:
This is Ravi’s house.
2. Apostrophe is used in contraction where letters have been omitted.
Example:
Don’t
Practice Exercise
Q1) Rewrite the sentence using correct punctuation.jeet is playing with a ball
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tom is sleeping in his bed
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little girl is hungry
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are you waiting for me
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what a beautiful flower
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mom is driving to bank in her car
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how are you my friend
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grandpa is looking for his stick
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well done my child
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children are playing with a ball in the park
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We saw tiger lion and elephant in the zoo
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Q2) Rewrite the sentence using correct punctuation.
rahul is cleaning his room
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tia dance so well
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why are you crying
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what a picture
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mom is driving to bank in her car
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when will we go to patna
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my sister loves to sing
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look out there is a big spider
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tina is working hard for her exam
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mom cooked rice dal and curry today
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Q3) Complete each sentence by adding a Full stop ( . ), exclamation mark ( ! ), or question mark ( ? ).
1. When is your birthday
2. I love ice cream
3. My favorite subject is writing
4. Sam walks to school
5. How far can you run
6. The dog is in the dog house
7. What is the title of the book
8. We had pizza for lunch
9. May I have a drink of water
10. The cat jumped on the fence