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Punctuation at the end of a sentence
Textbook Part 1, pp. 80–81
GoalChoose a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark by what the sentence means.
New words
full stop · nuqta (.)question mark · so‘roq belgisi (?)exclamation mark · undov belgisi (!)statement · xabar
Explanation
A sentence that tells something ends with a full stop. A sentence that asks something ends with a question mark. A sentence said with strong feeling, like joy or surprise, ends with an exclamation mark.
Worked examples
Bahor keldi. (Spring came.) / Bahor keldimi? (Did spring come?) / Bahor keldi! (Spring is here!)
Qachon qor yog‘adi? (When will it snow?) — a question
Class activity
The teacher says one sentence in three different tones. Children hold up the matching card: “.”, “?” or “!”.
Practice
1
Which mark? Sen nechanchi sinfda o‘qiysan (Which grade are you in)
?
2
Which mark? Qushlar issiq o‘lkalardan qaytdi (The birds came back from warm lands)
.
3
Which mark? Voy, qanday chiroyli kapalak (Wow, what a beautiful butterfly)
!