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ii. in formal writing, use it before a clause or a phrase that gives more infor-
mation the main clause. Often a full stop is used in such a context instead
of a colon.
e.g., The repatriation issue has been neglected for a long time; it has got
‘
blown out of proportion, and has become dangerous.’
iii. to introduce a longer quotation that needs indenting.
e.g., As Wordsworth writes:
‘I wondered lonely as a cloud/that floats on hills………..’
Question Marks
Use this punctuation mark
i. at the end of a direct question.
e.g., What is your name?
ii. Never use a question mark at the end of an indirect question.
e.g., I asked him if he needed my help.
iii. Never use it at the end of a statement. That would mean your own state-
ment is getting questioned as a valid statement.
iv. Use a question, in other words, if you are doubtful about facts.
e.g., Geoffrey Chaucer (1453–?)
Exclamation Mark
Use this punctuation mark
i. at the end of a sentence that expresses a strong emotion.
e.g., Wow! What a lovely evening!
ii. in informal writing, use it before a question mark to show strong doubt.
e.g., ‘Triplets!?’ (The implication here is that it is impossible.)
Apostrophe
Use ‘s’ to indicate
i. possession by animate beings, especially human beings.
e.g., the king’s orders
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