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2.  for abbreviations. For example,
                     y I will meet you at 10:00 a.m.                                     Note
                                                                                         a.m. stands for ante
             Comma (,)                                                                   meridiem meaning
                                                                                         ‘before noon’.
             A comma is used
                                                                                         p.m. stands for post
             1.   to separate words or phrases in a list. For example,                   meridiem meaning ‘after

                     y Buy a kilo of sugar, a packet of salt, a jar of coffee, a         noon’.
                     bottle of jam and a loaf of bread.

             2.  to separate an introductory word or phrase in a sentence. For example,

                     y By the way, the picnic has been postponed by a week.

             3.  after a noun which addresses someone. For example,
                     y Rita, please wait here.


             4.  to separate a question tag from the rest of the sentence. For example,
                     y Assam is a beautiful state, isn’t it?

             5.  between the words spoken by someone and the rest of the sentence. For example,

                     y ‘Swimmers with long hair must wear caps,’ said the coach.

                     y Sujata cried, ‘Wait for me!’

             Question Mark (?)


             A question mark is used
             1.  at the end of a question. For example,

                     y Has anyone seen my geography book?


             Exclamation Mark (!)

             An exclamation mark is used

             1.  at the end of an exclamatory sentence. For example,
                     y What a charming lady your mother is!

             2.  after an interjection or a short command. For example,

                     y Hurray! We won the match.

                     y Get out!


             Quotation marks (‘…’)

             The quotation marks are used

             1.  to separate the actual words spoken by a person from the rest of the sentence.

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