Let’s have some more practises. Some punctuation marks are missing in the short story given below. Correct the story by adding appropriate punctuation using the reference chart given above.
morris the maritan was flying around the solar system one day when he saw a strange light in front of him
what is that he thought to himself morris was scared but he flew a little bit closer so that he could see it better hello he called out there was no reply suddenly a creature appeared in front of the light
boo it shouted poor morris was really scared and he flew off to his home and hid under his bed
Answers
Answer:
Morris the martian
Explanation:
solar system.
One day,
light in front of him.
Answer:
Punctuation marks are the marks that are used to denote the pause or tone of the speaker.
Explanation:
Morris, the Maritan was flying around the solar system. One day a little bit closer, so that he could see it better. "Hello" he called out. There was no reply. Suddenly, a creature appeared in front of the light.
Boo! it shouted. Poor Morris was really scared and he flew off to his home and hid under his bed.
Punctuation marks used in this story are:
Comma which is used to denote a short pause.
Inverted commas which are used to say a speech in the way it is.
Exclamatory mark is used to show exclamation, surprise, shock.
Full stop which is used to show that the sentence is completed here.