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About the punctuation section
Textbook: pp. 171–172
GoalKnow what punctuation studies and the ten punctuation marks; tell the dash from the hyphen.
New words
punctuation mark · tinish belgisipunctuation (as a field) · punktuatsiyadash · tirehyphen · chiziqcha
Explanation
Punctuation is the field that studies how punctuation marks are used in writing. The marks show pauses, intonation and meaning. Uzbek has ten punctuation marks: period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, ellipsis, dash, parentheses, quotation marks. The dash (–) is a punctuation mark, while the hyphen (-) is a spelling mark: a hyphen is written in «ota-ona» and «ko‘k-yashil», a dash is placed in «Toshkent – poytaxt».
Worked examples
Kitob – bilim manbayi (a book is a source of knowledge).
Motherland, parents, hands and feet.
Class activity
“Mark hunt”: find all punctuation marks in a text given by the teacher and name each one.
Practice
1
What does punctuation study?
The use of punctuation marks.
2
How many punctuation marks does Uzbek have?
Ten.
3
What is the mark in «Samarqand – qadimiy shahar»?
A dash — a punctuation mark.
4
What is the (-) sign in «aka-uka» called?
A hyphen — a spelling mark.