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Read the following example:

Dear Arushi, Yours sincerely,

G It is used to separate expressions that are in opposition.
Read the following example:

China, one of the most powerful nations on the earth, has a huge population.

Semicolon (;)

G The semi-colon represents a pause greater than indicated by a comma. It is used
instead of the conjunctions and, but and so.
Read the following examples:

1. Yesterday I lost my keys; I found them today.

2. Ruhani is thin and tall; Geetika is fat and short.
Both the two sentences separated by (;) semicolon are main clauses.

Colon (:)
G We use a colon to introduce a list of things.

Read the following examples:
1. There are seven continents in the world: Asia, Africa, North America, South

America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.
2. Mother bought a lot of fruits from the market: oranges, apples, bananas,
straw-berries and grapes.

Apostrophe (’)
G It is used to make short forms.

Read the following examples:

1. I’ve finished my sums but you haven’t.
We do not use
2. She didn’t watch the match and can’t tell you
apostrophe with words
the score.
like its, ours, yours, hers,
G It is used to show possession. there, where, etc.

Read the following examples:
1. Mr William’s son has topped the ISC class XII exam.

2. This is my sister’s room.

Inverted Commas (“ ”)

G They are used to show the exact words of the speaker or a quotation.

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