30
Full stop, question mark, exclamation mark
Textbook Part 1, pp. 82–83
GoalSeparate sentences in writing with punctuation marks.
New words
punctuation marks · tinish belgilariboundary · chegaracomma · vergul (,)
Explanation
When we speak we pause between sentences; in writing we separate them with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. These are called punctuation marks. The next sentence starts with a capital letter. A comma (,) shows a short pause: Bozordan olma, nok, uzum oldik. (We bought apples, pears and grapes at the market.)
Worked examples
Without marks: ertalab yomg‘ir yog‘di hamma uyda qoldi → Ertalab yomg‘ir yog‘di. Hamma uyda qoldi. (It rained in the morning. Everyone stayed home.)
Soyabonim qani? Topdim! (Where is my umbrella? Found it!)
Class activity
“Sentence hunter”: a text without marks is on the board. Children take turns to add a mark where a sentence ends and change the next word to a capital letter.
Practice
1
Split into sentences: mushugim uxladi kuchugim o‘ynadi
Mushugim uxladi. Kuchugim o‘ynadi. (My cat slept. My puppy played.)
2
What are the full stop, question mark and exclamation mark called together?
punctuation marks
3
Add commas: Savatda olma nok anor bor.
Savatda olma, nok, anor bor. (There are apples, pears, pomegranates in the basket.)