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Punctuation and Capital Letters

ICSE · Class 6 · English Language- Grammar

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Main Marks of Punctuation

  • Punctuation marks help separate sentences and parts of sentences.
  • They indicate pauses and clarify meaning.
  • Main punctuation marks: Full stop, Comma, Semicolon, Colon, Question mark, Exclamation mark, Quotation marks.
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Uses of Full Stop (.)

  • Used at the end of assertive and imperative sentences.
  • Used with abbreviations and initials (e.g., Dr., Mr., C.V. Raman).
  • No full stop if the abbreviation uses first and last letter (e.g., Dr, Mr).
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Uses of Comma (,)

  • Indicates a short pause in a sentence.
  • Used in lists: apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.
  • Separates words of address: Reena, come here.
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Other Punctuation Marks

  • Semicolon (;) separates closely related sentences or items in a complex list.
  • Colon (:) introduces a list, explanation, or quotation.
  • Question mark (?) ends a question.

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A full stop is used atA comma shows a short pauseA question mark is used atQuotation marks are used to showCapital letters are used at

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