PUCTUATION Though speech is prior to writing yet the writing script becomes more comprehensible if it is accompanied by punctuation marks. Punctuation marks play a vital role in the drama of constructing meaningful sentences . Nevertheless, it is very difficult to explain all the punctuation marks in detail hence, a bird’s eye view of fewer fashionable marks and their use can serve as a good recipe. 1. APOSTROPHE ( ’ ) o To show the possession of living things; A bird’s nest Aslam’s book o For the purpose of contraction; I’ll Doesn’t o To show the plurals of figures; 5’s 10’s 50’s 2. HYPHEN ( - ) o To join the words; Brother-in-law o To break up a word when spellings go beyond the line end and the part of word is placed in the up next line; Horri-ble Lucki-ly 3. EXCLAMATION ( ! ) o At the end of the sentences which contain such interjections as ‘Hurrah’ , ‘Alas’ or ‘Oh’ ; She said, “Oh, what a great b
August 25, 2024
Punctuation Marks
PUCTUATION Though speech is prior to writing yet the writing script becomes more comprehensible if it is accompanied by punctuation marks. Punctuation marks play a vital role in the drama of constructing meaningful sentences . Nevertheless, it is very difficult to explain all the punctuation marks in detail hence, a bird’s eye view of fewer fashionable marks and their use can serve as a good recipe. 1. APOSTROPHE ( ’ ) o To show the possession of living things; A bird’s nest Aslam’s book o For the purpose of contraction; I’ll Doesn’t o To show the plurals of figures; 5’s 10’s 50’s 2. HYPHEN ( - ) o To join the words; Brother-in-law o To break up a word when spellings go beyond the line end and the part of word is placed in the up next line; Horri-ble Lucki-ly 3. EXCLAMATION ( ! ) o At the end of the sentences which contain such interjections as ‘Hurrah’ , ‘Alas’ or ‘Oh’ ; She said, “Oh, what a great b
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