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Apostrophe (’)

We use an apostrophe to show possession.

the girls’ hostel
O
Shalini’s shoes are sturdy.
O
We use an apostrophe to write short forms.

I will—I’ll
O

She is—She’s
O

Hyphen (-)

We use a hyphen to join two or more words to make a compound word.

twenty-nine
O
father-in-law
O

Capital letters

We use capital letters in the following ways.

At the beginning of every new sentence.

He came to wish me.
O

Proper nouns always begin with capital letters.

Rohan went to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
O

Pronoun I is always written in capital.

Ria and I go to school every day.
O

The first letter of a word within inverted commas.

I said, “He is my new teacher.” Punctuation
O

The first letter of every line in a poem is always capital.

A bird came down the walk,
O

He did not know I saw,
O
He bit an angle-worm in halves...
O
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