PUNCTUATION – IELTS PIONEER

Punctuation

Where

How

CAPITAL LETTERS

To begin a sentence

For proper nouns and pronouns ‘I’

For abbreviations or initials

My name is Amanveer Singh.

My father’s name is Amrinder Singh.

He is an M.A

PERIOD ( .)

Used at the end of declarative sentences

To end an abbreviation

That was a wonderful movie.

Mr. Ravi is a great teacher .

QUESTION MARK (?)

At the end of interrogative sentences

Did you like that movie ?

Comma ( , )

Is used to separate three or more items

Is used to separate independent clauses in sentence

Is used after introductory words or phrases in a sentence

Is used to sett off dates and addresses

I like to eat an orange, banana and an apple.

We wanted to go to cinema, but it rained that day.

Certainly, I have my home work right here.

My friend Ravi ,who was born on June 18,1992 lives in Chandigarh ,India

Exclamation point ( ! )

Is used at the end of a sentence to show strong emotion .

Is used at the end of the sentence for emphasis .

Is used after an interjection ( word used to express strong feelings or sudden emotion ) at the start of the sentence

I am very upset with him !

I have to go home right now !

Wow ! that test was easier than I expected .

Double inverted commas ( “)	Are used in direct speech
	Are used in the quotation ,titles of the books .

Apostrophe ( ‘)

Is used to indicate a missing letter or letters in a contraction

I don’t think she‘ll win the election .

Is used to show possession plus letter ‘s

(A relation to the other object)

Please take care of Satyam ’s bag .