Punctuation Mark

 1. Full Stop ( . ) — पूर्ण विराम


👉 किसी वाक्य के अंत में लगाया जाता है।


Example:


Ram is a good boy.


वह स्कूल जाता है।


2. Comma ( , ) — अल्पविराम


👉 वाक्य में हलका विराम देने या वस्तुओं की सूची बनाने में उपयोग होता है।


Example:


I bought apples, bananas, oranges, and mangoes.


राम, मोहन और सीता पार्क गए।


3. Question Mark ( ? ) — प्रश्नवाचक चिन्ह


👉 प्रश्न पूछने वाले वाक्य के अंत में लगाया जाता है।


Example:


What is your name?


तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?


4. Exclamation Mark ( ! ) — विस्मयादिबोधक चिन्ह


👉 आश्चर्य, खुशी, दुख या गुस्सा जताने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।


Example:


Wow! What a beautiful painting!


अरे! तुम यहाँ कैसे?


5. Colon ( : ) — द्विबिन्दु


👉 किसी सूची, स्पष्टीकरण या उद्धरण से पहले प्रयोग किया जाता है।


Example:


She bought three things: a pen, a notebook, and an eraser.


ध्यान दें: परीक्षा कल होगी।


6. Semicolon ( ; ) — अर्ध विराम


👉 दो संबंधित स्वतंत्र वाक्यों को जोड़ने के लिए, या जब comma पहले से इस्तेमाल हो चुका हो।


Example:


I went to the market; it was very crowded.


उसे पढ़ना पसंद है; पर समय नहीं मिलता।


7. Quotation Marks ( “ ” ) — उद्धरण चिन्ह


👉 किसी के शब्दों को उद्धृत करने के लिए।


Example:


He said, “I will come tomorrow.”


उसने कहा, “मैं कल आऊँगा।”


8. Apostrophe ( ’ ) — अपस्ट्रोफी


👉 स्वामित्व (possession) या संक्षिप्त रूप (short form) दिखाने के लिए।


Example:


This is Rahul’s book. (Rahul की किताब)


Don’t go outside. (Do not → Don’t)


9. Hyphen ( - ) — योजक चिन्ह


👉 दो शब्दों को जोड़ने के लिए।


Example:


Mother-in-law


Part-time job



10. Dash ( — ) — डैश


👉 किसी विचार में रुकावट या अतिरिक्त जानकारी देने के लिए।


Example:


He was late — as usual.


मैं उसे जानता हूँ — बहुत अच्छा इंसान है।


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