Question

Topics: Punctuation

Add capital letters and question mark, full stop and quotation marks where necessary.

(i) the hare said I am the fastest animal

(ii) i am the slowest animal said the tortoise

(iii) did you see the explosion said my brother

(iv) fahim said I saw the building was on fire

(v) i won this medal anika said to taiba

(vi) you can ring me in the afternoon laysa said to ezreilie

(vii) sujon says please don’t be angry

(viii) rumi says my teacher is miss anika

(ix) mita say I am going home

(x) saiful says this is very nice

(xi)shahin says you are first

(xii)trisha says lets swim in the pond
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Answer 1

Answer:

Answer 1;The hare said,I am fastest animal.

Answer 2;I am the slowest animal. said, the tortoise.

Answer 3;Did you see the explosion.said, my brother.

Answer 2

Required Answers:-

(i) The hare said, "I am the fastest animal."

(ii) "I am the slowest animal," said the tortoise.

(iii) "Did you see the explosion?"said my brother.

(iv) Fahim said, "I saw the building was on fire. "

(v) "I won this medal," Anika said to Taiba.

(vi) "You can ring me in the afternoon " Laysa said to Ezreilie.

(vii) Sujon says, "Please don’t be angry. "

(viii) Rumi says,"My teacher is Miss Anika. "

(ix) Mita says,"I am going home. "

(x) Saiful says, "This is very nice. "

(xi) Shahin says, "You are first. "

(xii) Trisha says, "Let's swim in the pond. "

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• Quotation marks are used to identify the exact words of a speaker.

Example :- President Bush said, "We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."

• For speech within speech, the other style is used as inner quotation marks.

Example:- 'Dave said, "Good afternoon, Frank"', recalled Frank.

• Names will be in capital letters.