I. Test Yourself. Punctuate the sentences.
- i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
- we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh
- my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent
- i’m a catholic and that’s why i go to st. joseph’s school
- my friend elazabeth speaks german and she is teaching me some words
- he was honest sincere and hard working
- hindus muslims sikhs christians live together in india
- long ago in a town in switzerland there lived a famous man called william
- akbar the greatest of the mughal emperors ruled wisely
- tanya told ila about Rahul
II. Add the necessary commas to the sentences.
- Being first to arrive John sat down in the front row.
- After washing her face she brushed her hair.
- Frightened by the tremendous explosion the soldiers bolted to their dug-out.
- Exhausted after the cross-country competition the runners lay down to rest.
- Leaping the fence she raced across the fields to the mountains.
- Dr Brookes and Mrs Johnson the receptionist are doing a sponsored run.
- Served with milk and sugar cornflakes are a great breakfast.
- As Bruce told her to be quiet she started to growl.
- I like bacon eggs sausage fried toast and orange juice for my breakfast.
III. Think of some interesting dialogues for the given bubbles. Make sure to use exclamation marks.
Answer Key
I. Punctuate the sentences.
- I like playing with my friends-Sandy, Sunny and Sameer.
- We went through the smoky mountains near Shimla, on our way to Leh.
- My favourite soap is Pears and my favourite toothpaste is Pepsodent.
- I’m a Catholic and that’s why I go to St. Joseph’s School.
- My friend, Elazaeth speaks German and she is teaching me some words.
- He was honest, sincere and hard working.
- Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians live together in India.
- Long ago, in a town in Switzerland, there lived a famous man called William.
- Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, ruled wisely.
- Tanya said to Ila, “Rahul is a nice guy.”
II. Add the necessary commas to the sentences.
- Being first to arrive, John sat down in the front row.
- After washing her face, she brushed her hair.
- Frightened by the tremendous explosion, the soldiers bolted to their dug-out.
- Exhausted after the cross-country competition, the runners lay down to rest.
- Leaping the fence, she raced across the fields to the mountains.
- Dr Brookes and Mrs Johnson, the receptionist are doing a sponsored run.
- Served with milk and sugar, cornflakes are a great breakfast.
- As Bruce told her to be quiet, she started to growl.
- I like bacon, eggs, sausage, fried toast and orange juice for my breakfast.
EDUFOLKS TIPS Punctuation Marks · The sentence is never complete without a punctuation mark. · Period/full stop, exclamation mark and question mark are ending punctuation marks in a sentence. · An exclamation mark is used to express sudden emotions. |
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5 answers are incorrect.