English (Compulsory) Class 10 Chapter 7: Punctuation, Capitalisation, Spelling and Proofreading
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Chapter summary
Punctuation tells the reader where to pause, stop or give emphasis. It is tested in MCQs and in proofreading, and it affects the marks for language in every written answer (letter, narrative, essay, precis). Do not capitalise seasons (winter), directions (go north) or school subjects other than languages (mathematics, but English).
Topics in this chapter
- Full stop, comma, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, quotation marks, question and exclamation marks, dash, brackets
- Capitalisation and hyphens (hyphenated nouns and adjectives)
- Spelling, -ough words, commonly confused words
- Proofreading and editing (sentence structure, agreement, reference words)
- Mixed topics
Sample questions
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- Punctuate the sentence: where are you going asked the teacher (2 marks)
- Rewrite with correct capital letters: my cousin lives in karachi and studies on monday (1 marks)
- Proofread and correct: Neither Ali nor his friends was late. (1 marks)
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English (Compulsory) tests reading, writing, grammar and comprehension. Read a little every day, learn the formats of letters and essays, and practise unseen passages.
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