Question

B. Punctuate the following sentences correctly.
1. i must have forgotten the keys on the dining table
2. you should be ashamed of yourself father said angrily
3. what a huge creature
4 havent they found the kitten yet asked the old lady
5. how colourful that pheasant is
6. they arent going to wait all day
7 people from various backgrounds live together happily in our country
8. am a very hard worker said the little ant
9. arent we a bit late for lunch
10 dont you think we should have turned right from the blue gate​

Answer 1

Answer ::

★ B. Punctuate the following sentences correctly.

1. i must have forgotten the keys on the dining table

• I must have forgotten the keys on the dining table.

2. you should be ashamed of yourself father said angrily

• "You should be ashamed of yourself" father said angrily.

3. what a huge creature

• What a huge creature !

4. havent they found the kitten yet asked the old lady

• "Haven't they found the kitten yet" asked the old lady.

5. how colourful that pheasant is

• How colourful that pheasant is !

6. they arent going to wait all day

• They aren't going to wait all day.

7. people from various backgrounds live together happily in our country

• People from various backgrounds live together happily in our country.

8. I am a very hard worker said the little ant

• "I am a very hard worker" said the little ant.

9. arent we a bit late for lunch

• Aren't we a bit late for lunch?

10. dont you think we should have turned right from the blue gate

• Don't you think we should have turned right from the blue gate?

Answer 2

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Use of " Commas "

• Commas are used to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses (sentence parts) in a series.

Example :

$\implies$In the light of day, everything looked different.

They serve cheap delicious meat. ❌

They serve cheap, delicious meat. ✅

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Use of " Quotation Marks "

• Quotation marks enclose the exact words of a person.
• Do not use quotation marks around a paraphrase
• or summary.

Example :

$\implies$Mansi said, “I’m gonna swing from the chandelier.”

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Uses of " Parentheses "

• Parentheses can enclose figures in a sentence.

Note: Use of numbers like this in sentences may vary for different citation styles. Double check citation guidelines.

Example :

$\implies$We visited several European countries (England,

France, Spain) on our trip last year.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Uses of Apostrophes

To show possession, add a apostrophe and an s to singular nouns or indefinite pronouns that end in one or body.

Example :

$\implies$Jenny’s book

$\implies$Anyone’s guess

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Uses of " Exclamation Mark "

• Exclamation mark are used to express sudden emotions like joy, fear, excitement, anger and shock.

Example :

$\implies$Yahoo! We won the match.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Uses of " Question Mark "

• We use question mark in the sentence whenever any query , or Question asked.

Example :

$\implies$What is your name ?

Now, we are capable of doing the given exercise.

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B. Punctuate the following sentences correctly.

1. i must have forgotten the keys on the dining table

$\purple{Ans -}$ I must have forgotten the keys on the dining table.

2. you should be ashamed of yourself father said angrily

$\purple{Ans -}$"You should be ashamed of yourself" father said angrily.

3. what a huge creature.

$\purple{Ans -}$What a huge creature !

4. havent they found the kitten yet asked the old lady

$\purple{Ans -}$ "Haven't they found the kitten yet" asked the old lady.

5. how colourful that pheasant is

$\purple{Ans -}$ How colourful that pheasant is !

6. they arent going to wait all day

$\purple{Ans -}$ They aren't going to wait all day.

7. people from various backgrounds live together happily in our country

$\purple{Ans -}$People from various backgrounds live together happily in our country.

8. I am a very hard worker said the little ant

$\purple{Ans -}$ "I am a very hard worker" said the little ant.

9. arent we a bit late for lunch

$\purple{Ans -}$ Aren't we a bit late for lunch?

10. dont you think we should have turned right from the blue gate

$\purple{Ans -}$ Don't you think we should have turned right from the blue gate?