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Question mark (?)

We use a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence.

Where are you?
O
Have you completed your homework?
O

Exclamation mark (!)

We use an exclamation mark at the end of an exclamatory word or a sentence.

What a pleasant surprise!
O
Alas! He could not qualify the interview.
O

Inverted Commas (“ ”)

We use inverted commas to mark the exact words of a speaker.

He said, “This lesson is very easy to learn.”
O

Comma (,)

A comma is used to express the shortest pause.

We use a comma to separate a series of words in a sentence.

There are bananas, guavas, grapes, and oranges in the basket.
O
Neeta is intelligent, beautiful, sincere, and an honest girl.
O
We use a comma to separate a noun, which is used to address in a sentence.

Where are you going, Pawan?
O
Waiter, please bring a cup of tea.
O
Punctuation We use a comma to separate expressions such as yes, no, please, thank you, etc. in a
We use a comma to separate pairs of words in a sentence.
Our countrymen young and old, rich and poor, high and low, respect the nation.

sentence.

Yes, I am coming with you.
O

No, he is not my friend.
O

We use a comma to separate a speaker from his/her exact words.

The teacher said, “The earth moves round the sun.”
O
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