Summary English Punctuation Workbook

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English Punctuation
Workbook
Class 9 – 12 | Rules, Examples & Practice Exercises



Comma • Full Stop • Apostrophe • Colon • Semicolon


Quotation Marks • Hyphen • Dash • Brackets • Ellipsis




Every mark explained with rules, wrong vs correct examples & exercises




© Study Notes | Class 9–12 English Series

, Table of Contents
The Full Stop, Question Mark & Exclamation Mark
1
Sentence-ending punctuation


The Comma
2
The most used — and most misused — mark


The Apostrophe
3
Possession and contractions


Quotation Marks
4
Direct speech and titles


The Colon & Semicolon
5
Introducing lists and linking clauses


The Hyphen & Dash
6
Compound words and emphasis


Brackets, Ellipsis & Other Marks
7
Less common but important


Practice Exercises
8
Test yourself with answers

, CHAPTER 1




Full Stop, Question Mark &
Exclamation Mark
How to end a sentence correctly




1.1 The Full Stop ( . )
Used to end a declarative (statement) or imperative (command) sentence.

• End of a statement: The train arrives at nine.
• End of a mild command: Please sit down.
• After abbreviations: Mr., Dr., etc., i.e., e.g.
• In decimal numbers: 3.14, $9.99

■ Rules to Remember

• Do NOT use a full stop after a heading, title, or caption.

• Modern style omits full stops in abbreviations: Mr, Dr, etc (British English).



1.2 The Question Mark ( ? )
Used at the end of a direct question. Never use it for indirect questions.

✗ She asked me that what time it was?

✓ She asked me what time it was. (indirect — no question mark)


✗ Can you help me.

✓ Can you help me?

■ Tip: Indirect questions are statements in structure. They do NOT end with '?'




1.3 The Exclamation Mark ( ! )