Lesson 311 Punctuations

Consejo

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We put a period (.) in the end of the sentence.
Eg: He is an American.

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We put a question mark (?) at the end of a question.
Eg: Do you know me?

However we put a period (.) at the end of an indirect question.
Eg: I wonder if he knows me.

Consejo

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We must put a comma (,) between items in a list.
Eg: He was an excellent singer, dancer, and photographer.

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We often put a comma before 'or' , 'and' or 'but' when we add a clause.
Eg: He was an excellent singer, dancer, and photographer, but he never became famous.

Consejo

Mark, who is an engineer, works with me. =

Use a comma (,) before and after a clause that begins with 'who', 'which', or 'whom' and that adds extra and non-essential information to a sentence.

Here, 'Ram being an engineer' is extra information. Even if the sentence was: Mark works with me - we would have understood it.

EXCEPTION EXAMPLE: There are a number of colleges which are fulfilling their welfare duties admirably. =

EXCEPTION TO THE RULE:
Don't use a comma if the clause beginning with 'who', 'which', or 'whom' is necessary to understand the meaning of the sentence:

For example: There are a number of colleges which are fulfilling their welfare duties admirably.
Here, just saying 'There are a number of colleges' makes the sentence incomplete.

Consejo

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We put period (.)
->at the end of a sentence.
->at the end of an indirect question.

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We put a question mark (?)
->at the end of a direct question.

We put a comma (,)
->between items in a list.
->before 'or', 'but' and 'or' when we add a clause.
->before and after an additional piece of information.

Elija el signo de puntuación correcto en base a la oración.

Didn't you want to go to the store yesterday ______

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Elija el signo de puntuación correcto en base a la oración.

Is she a singer ______

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Elija el signo de puntuación correcto en base a la oración.

He asked me where all the university students had absconded to ______

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Elija el signo de puntuación correcto en base a la oración.

I am so happy ______

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Elegir la opción correcta. Escuche el audio y seleccione la opción correcta

There are a number of colleges which are fulfilling their welfare duties admirably.

There are a number of colleges, which are fulfilling their welfare duties admirably.

Elija el signo de puntuación correcto en base a la oración.

Cairo, ______

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,

Elija la opción correcta Escuche el audio y seleccione la opción correcta

The medical college which will have three hundred beds will start functioning next year.

The medical college, which will have three hundred beds, will start functioning next year.

Elija el signo de puntuación correcto en base a la oración.

The man, who is standing there ______

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Choose the correct punctuation mark basis the sentence.

I have a shirt ______

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Choose the correct punctuation mark basis the sentence.

I wonder how old he is ______

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Elija la opción correcta Escuche el audio y seleccione la opción correcta

The mansion was converted into a girl's school.

The mansion was converted into a girls' school.

Elija la opción correcta Escuche el audio y seleccione la opción correcta

It's going to be a hot day.

Its going to be a hot day.

Elija la opción correcta. Escuche el audio y seleccione la opción correcta

The fines could run into billions of euro's.

The fines could run into billions of euros.

'Elija la opción correcta' Marcas de café que son bien conocidas en Gran Bretaña. Escuche el audio y seleccione la opción correcta

Brands of coffee that are well-known in Britain.

Brands of coffee that are well known in Britain.

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