2. Punctuate the following using capital letters where necessary:
1. Would you like sweets my child he asked gently the child turned his face from the
sweet shop and only sobbed i want my mother i want my father
2. the rats were all gone not one was left alive in hamelin and when the people realised it they went mad with joy they cheered and embraced they shouted and danced they laughed and cried all the church bells were set ringing
3. how can one remain happy a student wanted to know learn to laugh and be cheerful said the teacher it is a great tonic for healthy living itll make you popular among friends but remember its important to laugh with others and not at others
4. my crafts teacher doesnt like what im making said kunal what are you making dear asked his father mr rahul khanna mistakes said kunal
Answers
The corrected form of the given sentences are as follows:-
1. "Would you like sweets my child?" he asked gently. The child turned his face from the sweet shop and only sobbed, "I want my mother, I want my father."
(direct speech should be inverted commas, I in a sentence should always be in capital)
2. The rats were all gone, not one was left alive in Hamelin and when the people realised it they went mad with joy they cheered and embraced. They shouted and danced they laughed and cried, all the church bells were set ringing.
(a comma is necessary to separate too many clauses or activities in a sentence, a sentence should always begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop)
3. "How can one remain happy?", a student wanted to know. "Learn to laugh and be cheerful", said the teacher, "It is a great tonic for healthy living it'll make you popular among friends but remember it's important to laugh with others and not at others."
(direct speech should always be inside inverted commas, a sentence should always begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop)
4. "My crafts teacher doesn't like what I'm making", said Kunal. "What are you making dear?" asked his father. "Mr Rahul Khanna's mistakes", said Kunal.
(direct speech should always be inside inverted commas, a sentence should always begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, proper nouns such as a person's name should be in capital, does not when abbreviated should be doesn't)