Question

What are some important punctuation marks?

Topic	Communication Skills (Employability Skills)
Type	Short Answer Type
Class	10

Answer 1

List of Important Punctuation Marks:-

1. Full stop(.) 

Used at the end of a sentence

Used with the short form of long words.

Example: Omar is a professor. His students call him Prof. Omar.

2. Comma(,)

Used to indicate a pause in the sentence.

Used to separate two or more items in a row.

Example: Before walking away, Lalit waved his hand.

3. Question Mark (?)

Used at the end of a question.

Example: Where is your book?

4. Exclamation Mark (!)

Used at the end of a word or a sentence to indicate a strong feeling.

Example: What a beautiful dress!

5. Apostrophe (‘)

Used followed by an ‘s’ to show possession or belonging.

Used with a shortened form of words in informal speech.

Example: That is Laado’s cat. OR He isn’t coming today.

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