PPT: Punctuation | English Grammar for Class 6 PDF Download

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Punctuation marks are symbols that 
indicate the structure and organization of 
written language, as well as intonation and
pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
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In written English, punctuation is vital to 
disambiguate the meaning of sentences.
WHY  TO PUNCTUATE
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Punctuation marks are symbols that 
indicate the structure and organization of 
written language, as well as intonation and
pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
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In written English, punctuation is vital to 
disambiguate the meaning of sentences.
WHY  TO PUNCTUATE
Correct punctuation can 
save a person’s life
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Punctuation marks are symbols that 
indicate the structure and organization of 
written language, as well as intonation and
pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
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In written English, punctuation is vital to 
disambiguate the meaning of sentences.
WHY  TO PUNCTUATE
Correct punctuation can 
save a person’s life
   An English professor asked the students to 
punctuate the following:
 
 “A woman without her man is nothing”
  
   All of the males in the class wrote 
 “A woman without her man, is nothing.”
   All of the females in the class wrote 
 “A woman: without her, man is nothing.”
 THE POWER OF 
PUNCTUATION
    
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Punctuation marks are symbols that 
indicate the structure and organization of 
written language, as well as intonation and
pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
?
In written English, punctuation is vital to 
disambiguate the meaning of sentences.
WHY  TO PUNCTUATE
Correct punctuation can 
save a person’s life
   An English professor asked the students to 
punctuate the following:
 
 “A woman without her man is nothing”
  
   All of the males in the class wrote 
 “A woman without her man, is nothing.”
   All of the females in the class wrote 
 “A woman: without her, man is nothing.”
 THE POWER OF 
PUNCTUATION
    
PUNCTUATION MARKS
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Full stop/period
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Ellipses marks
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Comma
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Colon
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Semi colon
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Question mark
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Exclamation mark
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Quotation marks
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Parentheses
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Apostrophe
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Hyphen and Dash
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Punctuation marks are symbols that 
indicate the structure and organization of 
written language, as well as intonation and
pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
?
In written English, punctuation is vital to 
disambiguate the meaning of sentences.
WHY  TO PUNCTUATE
Correct punctuation can 
save a person’s life
   An English professor asked the students to 
punctuate the following:
 
 “A woman without her man is nothing”
  
   All of the males in the class wrote 
 “A woman without her man, is nothing.”
   All of the females in the class wrote 
 “A woman: without her, man is nothing.”
 THE POWER OF 
PUNCTUATION
    
PUNCTUATION MARKS
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Full stop/period
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Ellipses marks
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Comma
?
Colon
?
Semi colon
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Question mark
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Exclamation mark
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Quotation marks
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Parentheses
?
Apostrophe
?
Hyphen and Dash
SPACING WITH 
PUNCTUATION
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Rule 1. With a computer, use only one
   space after commas, semicolons, colons, 
exclamation points, question marks, and 
quotation marks. 
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Rule 2. Use no spaces on either side of a 
hyphen.
   Example: 
   We borrowed twenty-two sheets of paper.