Hello! welcome back I am Niharika and in today's lesson we
are gonna learn to use the exclamation mark
well in many countries it's called as exclamation mark
and in America it called as an exclamation point
and it looks like this one. well it's a type of punctuation
which expresses strong feelings
such as surprise, anger
joy and excitement. Now,
in fact when it comes to
using exclamation mark in writing, it's pretty similar
to raising your voice or shouting
when speaking. Now in today's lesson we are gonna look at
some traditional rules of using the exclamation mark
and also we will look at how it has changed
over the years.Now let's look at the first
rule - To warn someone
We end up using an exclamation mark when we
warn someone in writing.
for example
stop! okay so you are warning someone
So you end up using an exclamation mark . Another example
Be careful!
so again you are trying to warn someone
or another one is
Don't touch! it's hot okay again here you are warning someone so you end up
placing the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence
or the at the end of the phrase. Okay now
another rule of using the exclamation mark
is to express anger when you're extremely
angry and you want to show that emotion then you end up using the
exclamation mark
for example- you can say
Please don't throw me in the pool
so you're here very angry okay
okay so at the end of the sentence
you would end up placing the exclamation mark when you are trying to express
your anger, right? Now lets have a look at the third rule here
strong command when you are trying to indicate
a strong command you end up using an exclamation mark
again at the end of a sentence - for example
This has to be done! okay so it's a very strong command you are
commanding someone
Or Do it now! so again rather than putting a full stop
or other than putting a period you would end up
placing an exclamation mark like, do it now!
Okay
because your are indicating a strong command
okay now the next rule is
when you end up using an interjection. Now remember
interjections do come in between the sentences also it's not necessary
that your sentence would end with an interjection
it can also begin or it can also come in between
of a sentence so you end up
using the exclamation mark after every
interjection for example well interjections- we have also done a
lesson before you can definitely have a look
and learn about interjections, but just to give you a basic knowledge well
interjections are again
expressions of anger excitement
surprise - for example OUCH!
that hurts so if you end up writing that
you gonna do OUCH!
that hurts okay so that's how you would
play your exclamation mark after you end up using
an interjection or another example is AWW! she is so adorable
so again
AWW! is your interjection she is so adorable
okay so that's how you would end up using
exclamation mark and the last rule
for using the the exclamation mark is when you
a closing question with extreme emotions
it is a question but you don't end up
putting a question mark okay you end up putting
exclamation mark at the end
because it's a question with extreme emotions
it's expressing extreme emotions - for example
what on Earth are you doing! okay so
it is a question but you know it has a very strong emotion to it
and that's why you would place an Exclamatory mark
so this would go like this ......
So rather than placing a question mark here you would place an exclamatory mark
like
What on Earth are you doing! okay so again probably
you asking someone with anger okay you are extremely
angry and you're asking someone this question what on Earth are you doing!
okay so it is added with an extreme
emotion or probably
Are you serious! so again this is a question Are you serious!
but you do not place a question mark you would put
an exclamation mark okay so this is the way
you would use exclamatory marks when writing
okay and also please avoid exclamatory marks when you are
writing formally okay
like in formal writing you do not use
exclamation alright now let's have a look that how people have started using
exclamation mark in today's world
Now in the last few years we have started to do
more of informal writing as compared to what people used to
so it's not much of formal writing but yes we
are totally into informal writing well thanks to the social media Well lot of
facebooking
and being on Twitter & Instagram
okay so because of this social media
we end up using exclamation marks
quite differently well thats what we are gonna look at
now here are a couple of examples which would kinda
give you an idea that how people tend to use an exclamation mark
well honestly it's not wrong but yes
it is more suitable to the social media
okay well if you see the first one happy new year to all my friends and Family !
so probably you are wishing someone
on the Facebook or you are texting to someone
so you are wishing people happy new year
and then you place an exclamatory mark, so even if you are passing your
birthday wishes to someone like a happy birthday
and then you again place an exclamatory mark
then that's how people end up using it these days
so which is not wrong yes you can do it but make sure you just do it
on Facebook or on Twitter or informal texting
okay then the next one That was an awesome game! We won! so here
you are expressing your happiness and your excitement
so probably your team played a game
Or your country was playing cricket or football
and you're very excited because you won the game
so here that was an awesome game!
because you are expressing happiness excitement we won!
so again exclamation because again you're expressing
excitement okay so that's how you can use exclamation mark
in today's world and the next one you are
adorable! so here you are expressing your love
your affection for someone now people tend to comment on pictures on facebook
okay so they end up writing you are adorable
are you are a beauty! you look fantastic!
okay and the all end up with an exclamation mark
Okay so because you are expressing your love
and affection and that's how you end up placing the exclamation mark
and then the last example here my new neighbor
My new neighbor so handsome!!!! and then you have couple of exclamation marks
well really is that correct well it is alright because as I said that with
time we have started using exclamation marks
differently so here - My new neighbor
is so handsome!!! so you are adding a lot of emotions
okay to this sentence so probably he is very good looking and you're quite
attracted to your new neighbor
and hence you want to express that when you're writing it to someone
so you place couple of exclamatory marks
So these are few examples I am sure you come across a lot of stuff
especially if you are on Facebook or on Twitter
or on Instagram let me know what are the other few ways you can end up using the
exclamation mark
and hope this lesson is helpful to you I'll be back with the new lesson. Till then you take care