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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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