Question

3. Punctuate the following sentences:

(ii) have you studied it he asked me
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Answer 1

Question:

have you studied it he asked me

Answer:

"Have you studied it",he asked me.

Additional Information:

• Some comman Punctuation marks are:-
• Full Stop (.)
• Comma (,)
• Question Mark(?)
• Colon (:)
• Semi Colon (;)
• Note of exclamation (!)
• Inverted Commas (" ")
• Apostrophe (')
• Hyphen (-)
• Dash (__)

Answer 2

Answer :

"Have you studied it?" , he asked me.

Additional information :

→ Punctuation :

Punctuation includes Capital letter, opening and closing double inverted commas, comma, fullstop, question mark, exclamatory Mark, etc .

Why punctuation is important ?

• Punctuation marks denote the pauses that occur when we speak or when we read a passage.
• Without punctuation marks sentences will get so mixed up and confusee that the meaning will not be clear.
• Therefore, punctuation marks are very important parts of grammar and language.

Main punctuation marks :

1. Full stop (.)
2. Marks of interrogation (?)
3. Marks of exclamation (!)
4. Comma (,)
5. Semicolon (;)
6. Colon (:)
7. Inverted commas ( " " )

→ Uses of Punctuation marks :

1. Full stop (.)

• A full stop is used at the end of Assertive and Imperative sentences.
• Full stop is also used after initials and abbreviations.

2. Marks of interrogation (?)

• After direct questions ( This will not he used after indirect questions )

3. Marks of exclamation (!)

• After such words, phrases or sentences whichexpress emotions, wishes, excitement, suprise, intense etc..

4. Comma (,)

• To separate short co-ordinate clauses.
• To inroduce the direct speech.
• It sperates sets of words or nouns.
• To address someone, to write dates and geographical names.

5. Semicolon (;)

• To separate clauses of a compound sentence.
• To separate a series of loosely related clauses.

6. Colon (:)

• To divide two complete sentences that are in clear antithesis.
• To enumerate a group.
• In dialogues to indicate the speaker & conversation.

7. Inverted commas ( " " )

• Used in direct speech
• Used in reference exactly as said, they are written.
• To denotes titles.

→ Uses of capital letters :

• In the beginning of a sentence.
• In the first word within the inverted commas.
• Before proper nouns and proper adjectives.
• At the beginning of every line of poetry.
• For all nouns and pronouns which stand for God.
• To write the pronoun "I" and interjection "O"