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Punctuation & Capitalization: The Rules Examiners Check
Punctuation chhota dikhta hai par editing, transformation aur writing me seedhe marks deta hai. Yahi galtiyan answer ko "kacha" bana deti hain.
1. The apostrophe (’)
- Possession: the boy’s book (singular), the boys’ books (plural).
- Contraction: it’s = it is; its = belonging to it (NO apostrophe).
2. Comma, semicolon, colon
- Comma — lists & pauses: I bought pens, books and ink.
- Semicolon (;) — joins two related full sentences: She studied hard; she passed.
- Colon (:) — introduces a list/explanation: Bring three things: pen, pad, ID.
📝 ExamplePunctuate: its raining said ram → “It’s raining,” said Ram.
3. Capital letters
Sentence start, proper nouns (names, places, days, months), "I", titles, languages/nationalities — sab capital. I study English on Monday.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
itsvs it’s — sabse common blunder.- Comma splice:
She is smart, she works hard.→ use a semicolon or "and". - Months/days/languages always capital:
monday, english→ Monday, English.
⚡ Quick Revisionit’s = it is; its = possessive. ; joins two sentences. : introduces a list. Capitalise proper nouns, days, months, languages and "I".
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