EXERCISES
Punctuate the following sentences with full stops, marks of interrogation and of exclamation. Capitalise the necessary words too :
1. he left for nepal yesterday
Ans: He left for Nepal yesterday.
2. good god the fellow is coming to life again
Ans: Good God! The fellow is coming to life again.
3. do you know where mr dutt lives
Ans: Do you know where Mr. Dutt lives?
4. may i help you in your work
Ans: May I help you in your work?
5. fetch me a cup of hot tea
Ans: Fetch me a cup of hot tea.
6. alas the plane has crashed
Ans: Alas! The plane has crashed.
7. what a lovely rose it is
Ans: What a lovely rose it is!
8. may our king live long
Ans: May our king live long.
9. who are you and what brings you here
Ans: Who are you, and what brings you here?
10. hello are you here sanjay
Ans: Hello! Are you here, Sanjay?
11. always help the poor
Ans: Always help the poor.
12. she has broken the window-pane
Ans: She has broken the window-pane.
13. tell me who has beaten you
Ans: Tell me, who has beaten you?
14. i am a student of ib
Ans: I am a student of IB.
15. why did you
Ans: Why did you?
16. abuse him she has passed her m a
Ans: Abuse him. She has passed her M.A.
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EXERCISES
Punctuate the following sentences with commas:
1. My brother is strong brave bold and diligent.
Ans: My brother is strong, brave, bold, and diligent.
2. Tigers lions elephants and bears were all there.
Ans: Tigers, lions, elephants, and bears were all there.
3. Our hockey team will visit Burma Pakistan Sri Lanka and Japan.
Ans: Our hockey team will visit Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Japan.
4. Arjun be helpful to all.
Ans: Arjun, be helpful to all.
5. Here is your watch Stella.
Ans: Here is your watch, Stella.
6. Alexander was a great emperor.
Ans: Alexander was a great emperor.
7. Mr Tinu the landlord is corrupt.
Ans: Mr. Tinu, the landlord, is corrupt.
8. My brother Harsh has stood first.
Ans: My brother Harsh has stood first.
9. Deepak said "I shall not have my dinner today mama."
Ans: Deepak said, "I shall not have my dinner today, mama."
10. Money is after all not everything.
Ans: Money is, after all, not everything.
11. What is then your opinion?
Ans: What is then, your opinion?
12. No not at all.
Ans: No, not at all.
13. Yes with great pleasure.
Ans: Yes, with great pleasure.
14. May 15 2019.
Ans: May 15, 2019.
15. Ved Prakash B.A. B.Ed.
Ans: Ved Prakash, B.A., B.Ed.
16. They came they sat they dispersed.
Ans: They came, they sat, they dispersed.
17. Work work till you are too tired to work.
Ans: Work, work till you are too tired to work.
18. Run run else you will miss the fun.
Ans: Run, run else you will miss the fun.
19. Well let us go for a river-bath.
Ans: Well, let us go for a river-bath.
20. Ranjit Singh the Lion of the Punjab was a great monarch.
Ans: Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, was a great monarch.
21. Napolean was very brave.
Ans: Napoleon was very brave.
22. Well touch him if you dare.
Ans: Well, touch him if you dare.
23. She is calm wise modest and graceful.
Ans: She is calm, wise, modest, and graceful.
24. Pardon me O God.
Ans: Pardon me, O God.
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EXERCISES
Punctuate the following sentences with colons and semi-colons
1. I have fever therefore I cannot attend school.
Ans: I have fever; therefore, I cannot attend school.
2. The rich are often cruel the poor, kind.
Ans: The rich are often cruel; the poor, kind.
3. He wants to buy a house to live in friends to talk to and money to spend.
Ans: He wants to buy a house to live in, friends to talk to, and money to spend.
4. Distinguish between the following pairs of words meat, meet pail, pale bear, bare.
Ans: Distinguish between the following pairs of words: meat, meet; pail, pale; bear, bare.
5. Shakespeare says only a fool thinks that he is wise.
Ans: Shakespeare says: only a fool thinks that he is wise.
6. Chief mountains of India are the Himalayas the Vindhyas the Ghats and the Aravallis.
Ans: Chief mountains of India are the Himalayas, the Vindhyas, the Ghats, and the Aravallis.
7. Most nouns form their plurals by adding s as: dogs, hens cats etc.
Ans: Most nouns form their plurals by adding 's' as: dogs, hens, cats, etc.
8. It was evening the sun was setting the birds were flying to their nests and the darkness was prevailing fast.
Ans: It was evening; the sun was setting; the birds were flying to their nests, and the darkness was prevailing fast.
9. Reading maketh a full man writing an exact man speaking a ready man.
Ans: Reading maketh a full man; writing an exact man; speaking a ready man.
10. He is a perfect gentleman such a man is a jewel in the society.
Ans: He is a perfect gentleman; such a man is a jewel in the society.
11. To err is human to forgive divine.
Ans: To err is human; to forgive, divine.
12. I have no home therefore I can't ask you to stay with me.
Ans: I have no home; therefore, I can't ask you to stay with me.
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EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Punctuate each of the following sentences with a dash where necessary:
1. If only I had learnt to write but why lament over the past.
Ans: If only I had learnt to write - but why lament over the past.
2. She has two brothers Sonu and Monu.
Ans: She has two brothers - Sonu and Monu.
3. His death came as he had wished without any illness.
Ans: His death came as he had wished - without any illness.
4. God must help us yes sure.
Ans: God must help us - yes, sure.
5. High and low, rich and poor, old and young all love their country.
Ans: High and low, rich and poor, old and young - all love their country.
6. Ram the eldest of the four princes was exiled by his step-mother.
Ans: Ram, the eldest of the four princes, was exiled by his step-mother.
7. Sharad is between you and me very mean.
Ans: Sharad is, between you and me, very mean.
8. Friends, relatives, parents, wife and children all deceived him in old age.
Ans: Friends, relatives, parents, wife, and children - all deceived him in old age.
9. Christ said Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Ans: Christ said, "Love thy neighbour as thyself."
10. At last to be brief they reached back home.
Ans: At last, to be brief, they reached back home.
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