- Read the following passage carefully:
Sara is six years old. She goes to Dolphin School. Her father, Mr. David Brown is a doctor. Her mother, Mrs. Emily Brown is a nurse. They run a clinic together. Sarah has a kitten. She calls her Silky. Sara has many friends. Her friends Lucy and Mary like Silky very much. On Sunday, they all go and play in the park.
- Now notice that some words begin with a capital letter:
- The first word of every sentence begins with a capital letter.
- All special names begin with a capital letter (names of people, places, pets, days and months, festivals etc.).
- The word I is written in the capital form.
- Punctuation is the use of full stops (.), commas (,) and question marks (?).
1. All sentences end with a full stop.
2. We use a comma to show that there is a pause. It is used in place of ‘and’.
3. If we have more than two similar words, we separate them by commas; as,
Tom has two toasts, two eggs and a glass of milk every morning.
4.We separate a noun of address by a comma; as,
John, please meet me after the class.
5. Commas are used after yes and no; as,
Yes, I am going to the market. No, you are not coming with me.
6. We put a question mark at the end of every question; as,
What is your name?
How are you?