Learn Class 4 English - Spoken and Written Expression; Punctuation

The word ‘punctuation’ refers to the marks in the sentences. With the help of punctuation, the sentences can become more attractive. These common punctuations are used to do the separation of sentences.

Some common punctuations are commas , brackets ( ) full stops .

Advantage of Punctuations

See some advantages of punctuations here:

The reader will get to know where to stop or pause in the sentence.
The reader will get a flow of reading the sentences.

Types of Punctuations:

1. Colon:

The colon is one type of punctuation that joins the many sentences. And it also helps in separating the sentences.
The colon helps to join the lists, minutes-hours, clauses, etc.

2. Comma:

The comma also refers to the pause in the sentence.
And it also helps in the coordination of the adjectives.

3. Apostrophe:

The apostrophe deletes a letter in a word.
LIKE: do not-don't, will not- won't

4. Hyphen:

The hyphen is a short dash.
It helps in combining the two compound words.

5. Line Ending:

The full stop in a paragraph tells that the sentences get over.
The question mark will show that the line is asking a question.
The exclamation is pointed at the end of an explanatory sentence.

Learning Videos for 4th Grade English - Spoken and Written Expression; Punctuation

Spoken and Written Expression; Punctuation Sample Questions for Class 4

Question 1

What type of sentence is this?Put that dangerous piece of ice on the ground.

A. interrogative

B. declarative

C. imperative

D. exclamatory

Question 2

Choose the answers that best complete the following question:Will you please help me ________ the ________?

A. finding / hypotenuse on right triangle

B. figure outing / hypotenuse on this right triangle

C. figuring out / the hypotenuse on this right triangle

D. find / hypotenuse on this right triangle

Question 3

The dog ate the bag of food because it was left open on the floor.The dog ate the food is the INDEPENDENT clause.

A. True

B. False

Question 4

Which of these uses the comma correctly?

A. I want to buy the new jacket but it is too expensive.

B. I want to buy the new, jacket but it is too expensive.

C. I, want to buy the new jacket, but it is, too expensive.

D. I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.

Question 5

Which of these is a complete sentence?

A. My mother drove us to the lake.

B. My father, brother and mother

C. Came home from school today