CLASS24


What is punctuation?

The term ‘punctuation’ refers to the system that allows a writer to let the audience know where the sentences end, where there is a short pause or a long pause, and also to show if the writer is questioning, explaining or providing some extra information.


Punctuation markPunctuation mark (Symbol)Sentence example
Full stop / Period.I am a student.
Comma,Ashlin, my sister’s daughter, came home today.
Colon:You have two options: Take a bus or hire a cab.
Semicolon;I did not like the dish; however, I ate it since I did not want to waste it.
Apostrophe’Ritu’s brother is moving to Sydney.
Quotation marks“ ”My mom said, “Make sure you get home before 7 p.m.”
Hyphen–We have a black–eyed white bunny.
Dash—My mom’s friends — Sheela, Immaculate and Agnes — visited her today.
Parentheses()Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (popularly known as ‘Mother Teresa’) was born on August 26, 1910.
Slash/You can use a noun/pronoun to start a sentence.
Exclamation mark!Wow! That is great news.
Question mark?What would you like to have for dinner?
Ellipsis…We wrote in the comments section, “We were here. This is the … again.”

 


Use appropriate punctuation marks in the following sentences.

1. We had a great time in France  the kids really enjoyed it
2. Some people work best in the mornings others do better in the evenings
3. What are you doing next weekend
4. Mother had to go into hospital she had heart problems
5. Did you understand why I was upset
6. It is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work
7. We will be arriving on Monday morning  at least I think so
8. A textbook can be a wall between teacher and class
9. The girls father sat in a corner
10. In the words of Murphys Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong



Answers

1. We had a great time in France – the kids really enjoyed it.
2. Some people work best in the mornings; others do better in the evenings.
3. What are you doing next weekend?
4. Mother had to go into hospital: she had heart problems.
5. Did you understand why I was upset?
6. It is a fine idea; let us hope that it is going to work.
7. We will be arriving on Monday morning – at least, I think so.
8. A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between teacher and class.
9. The girl’s father sat in a corner.
10. In the words of Murphy’s Law: ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.’


HOMEWORK:-


Rewrite the following sentences correctly.

1. i met john at the post office

2. susan is an old friend of mine

3. chinese is difficult to learn

4. miss sophia is my teacher

5. who was the first woman to win the nobel prize for literature

6. he rules his family with a rod of iron

7. the flowers were like a carpet of gold

8. neither james nor virginia was at home

9. the film was neither well-made nor well-acted

10. i didn’t sing because pamela was there.


ANSWER:-


1. I met John at the post office.

2. Susan is an old friend of mine.

3. Chinese is difficult to learn.

4. Miss Sophia is my teacher.

5. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

6. He rules his family with a rod of iron.

7. The flowers were like a carpet of gold.

8. Neither James nor Virginia was at home.

9. The film was neither well-made nor well-acted.

10. I didn’t sing because Pamela was there.



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