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For example,
• ‘You have done India proud,’ said Note
the manager to the members of the We use double quotes for quotations
winning team. within quotations. For example,
• When Neil Armstrong set foot on the • Daljeet said, ‘I was “kidnapped”
moon, he said, ‘That’s one small step by an alien.’
for a man, one giant leap for mankind!’

2. to highlight names of short plays and short stories. For example,
• ‘The Ugly Duckling’ was written by Hans Christian Andersen.
• Shakespeare wrote many comedies like ‘Much Ado About Nothing’,
‘The Comedy of Errors’, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘As You Like It’.

Apostrophe ( ’)

The apostrophe is used
1. to show possession or belonging. For example,

• This is Annie’s book.
• One should choose one’s words carefully.
• The girls’ bags were lost.

2. to indicate missing letters in words. For example,
• We can’t go out now.
• Don’t talk so loudly.

Hyphen (-)

The hyphen is used

1. to make a compound adjective. For example,
• a green-eyed monster
• a well-known actor

2. to make a compound noun. For example,
• sister-in-law
• passer-by

3. to form a compound word from a prefix and a proper noun or a common noun.
For example,
• There were many great leaders in pre-Independent India.
• I am sure they will play well in the post-lunch session.

4. when writing compound numbers between 21 and 99. For example,
• thirty-three, sixty-five, eighty-nine

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