ST XAVIER’S SCHOOLS - CHANDIGARH, PANCHKULA, MOHALI, ZIRAKPUR CLASS VI - ENGLISH WORKSHEET 13 PUNCTUATION AND CAPITAL LETTERS Punctuation marks help us read and understand a written sentence or passage clearly. Punctuation marks such as the full stop, capital letters, quotation marks, commas are used in the written language to put pauses at the right places in a sentence and to separate one sentence from another. IMPORTANT MARKS OF PUNCTUATION: Here are some important marks of punctuation: Full stop ( . ) ,Comma ( , ) ,Question mark ( ? ) ,Exclamation mark ( ! ) ,Colon ( : ) Inverted Commas ( “ ” ) , Semicolon ( ; ) 1.The Full Stop ( . ) The full stop represents the longest pause. It is used at the end of an assertive or imperative sentence. Example : Rohan is a good student. It is also used after abbreviations and initials. Example : Ph.D. , B.Ed. 2.The Question Mark ( ? ) It is used after a question Example : Where do you live? 3.The Exclamation Mark ( ! ) It is used after exclamations showing sudden and strong feelings of grief, joy, surprise and wonder. Example: Oh ! What a lovely gift it is! 4. Inverted commas ( “ ” ) These are used to indicate direct speech They are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker or a quotation Example : Rohan said, “Where is your car ?” One can use either single or double quotation marks. 5. Comma ( , ) ‣ A comma is used to express the shortest pause in a sentence but it is never placed at the end of a sentence. The comma is used: a) to separate the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the rest of the sentence Example: Yes, she has agreed to be the compere for the programme. b) to mark off a direct quotation Example: “Collect the books,” the teacher said. c) to separate the month and the year and the date and the year Example: January,2020 ; 16 June,2020 d) to separate words in series Example : Mother kept apples , oranges , pomegranate and grapes in a basket.
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ST XAVIER’S SCHOOLS - CHANDIGARH, PANCHKULA, MOHALI, ZIRAKPUR
CLASS VI - ENGLISH WORKSHEET 13
PUNCTUATION AND CAPITAL LETTERS
Punctuation marks help us read and understand a written sentence or passage
clearly.
Punctuation marks such as the full stop, capital letters, quotation marks,
commas are used in the written language to put pauses at the right places in a
sentence and to separate one sentence from another.
IMPORTANT MARKS OF PUNCTUATION:
Here are some important marks of punctuation:
Full stop ( . ) ,Comma ( , ) ,Question mark ( ? ) ,Exclamation mark ( ! ) ,Colon ( : )
Inverted Commas ( “ ” ) , Semicolon ( ; )
1.The Full Stop ( . )
The full stop represents the longest pause.
It is used at the end of an assertive or imperative sentence.
Example : Rohan is a good student.
It is also used after abbreviations and initials. Example : Ph.D. , B.Ed.
2.The Question Mark ( ? )
It is used after a question Example : Where do you live?
3.The Exclamation Mark ( ! )
It is used after exclamations showing sudden and strong feelings of grief,
joy, surprise and wonder.
Example: Oh ! What a lovely gift it is!
4. Inverted commas ( “ ” )
These are used to indicate direct speech
They are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker or a quotation
Example : Rohan said, “Where is your car ?”
One can use either single or double quotation marks.
5. Comma ( , )
‣ A comma is used to express the shortest pause in a sentence but it is never
placed at the end of a sentence.
The comma is used:
a) to separate the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the rest of the sentence
Example: Yes, she has agreed to be the compere for the programme.
b) to mark off a direct quotation
Example: “Collect the books,” the teacher said.
c) to separate the month and the year and the date and the year
Example: January,2020 ; 16 June,2020
d) to separate words in series
Example : Mother kept apples , oranges , pomegranate and grapes in a basket.
e) To separate words, phrases, clauses and pairs of words in a sentence.
Example :The pencil and the paper, the bag and the bottle , were neatly kept on
the table.
f) In a letter immediately after the salutation and at the end before the
signature. Example: Dear Madam,
g) to separate question tags. Example: She has woken up, hasn’t she?
h) to separate expressions like-of course, however, in fact .
Example: In fact, she is pleased to be with us.
i) to mark off a word or group in apposition
Example :Mahatma Gandhi , the Father of the Nation , believed in non-
violence.
6. The Apostrophe ( ’ )
The apostrophe is used:
a) to show possession Example: Meena’s doll
b) to show time and distance Example: two days’ time
c) to show the omission of some letter/letters Example: did not – didn’t
d) to form plural of letters and figures Example:
There are five zero’s in 1,00,000 .
7. The semicolon ( ; )
It indicates a longer pause than the comma .
It is generally followed by conjunctions like ‘ and ’, ‘but ’, ‘or ’ .
A semicolon is used :
a) to separate parts of a sentence which have been separated by a comma
Example: The magician’s hat was red , stylish ; and we all liked it .
b) to separate pairs of word: Example : The teacher said that cease , seize ; alms
, arms-are all homophones.
8. The colon ( : )
It indicates a longer pause.
A colon is used to:
a) either introduce a quotation or a speech :Example : Jawaharlal Nehru said :
At the stroke of midnight hour , when the world sleeps , India will awake to
life and freedom.
b) introduce a list : Example : The ingredients required for a cake are :flour ,