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USE OF PUNCTUATION Punctuation is a set of universally accepted, standardized marks such as periods, commas, and question marks that help clarify the meaning of a sentence or structural portions of writing. Marks Definitions . Period / Fullstop , comma ? Question mark ¿ ? Spanish question marks (open and close) ! Exclamation mark ¡ ! Spanish exclamation marks (open and close) ... Ellipsis : Colon ; Semicolon ´ Apostrophe ‘ ’ Single quotation marks (open and close) “ ” Double quotation marks (open and close) - Hyphen – En dash — Em dash / Slash \ backslash ( ) Parentheses (open and close) [ ] Brackets (open and close) { } Braces (open and close)

spicy/hot Spicy  is the taste that makes one’s mouth burn from strong chilies. Hot  can be used to describe  spicy  food or food that has a very high temperature. “This curry is HOT!” “Do you mean spicy-hot or temperature-hot?”

Which is correct - ‘decide on’ or ‘decide to’?  ‘Decide’ is a word that can be followed by the prepositions ‘to’ and ‘on’; which preposition you choose to use will depend on the context. You usually say ‘decide on/upon someone or something’. In this case, you make up your mind about someone or something after giving the matter at hand some serious thought. ‘Decide upon’ is considered a lot more formal than ‘decide on’. The expression ‘decide to’, on the other hand, is always followed by a verb. One always decides to do something. Have you decided on which movie we’ll be going to? Rahul is finding it difficult to decide on a candidate. The children have decided to see a movie this weekend. I’ve decided to hire your younger brother as Manager.

Verbs & Prepositions Some verbs are usually followed by prepositions before the object of the verb. these are called dependent prepositions and they are followed by a noun or a gerund (‘ ing ’ form). He’s waiting for a bus. For  is the dependent preposition for ‘ wait ’ We can use other prepositions with ‘ wait ’ – e.g.  He waited at the bus stop  – but ‘ for ’ is the dependent preposition. Here are some other verbs with their dependent prepositions. Verbs with ‘for’ He apologised for being late. You can also ‘apologise to someone’ I applied for the job but I didn’t get it. How do you ask for a coffee in Polish? She spent many years caring for her aged parents. I can’t go out tonight because I have to prepare for my interview tomorrow. With ‘from’ This spray should protect you from mosquitoes. Has he recovered from his illness yet? He won an award because he saved someone from drowning. I suffer from hay fever. With ‘in’ She believes in ghosts. Our comp

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