Question

Punctuate the following sentences using comma, semi colon and the

colon:

1. The Gita says life is action.

2. Man is mortal God is eternal.

3. To err is human to forgive divine.

4. Bacon says reading maketh a full man.

5. Pope says little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

6. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever Its loveliness increases.

7. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are King Lear Hamlet Othello

and Macbeth.

8. The two great books of Nehru are The Discovery of India and My

Autobiography.

9. He wants money to spend on books to read horses to ride and a

palatial house to live in.

10. The rain fell in torrents the sky was dark the roads were deep in

mud the way was long the weary travellers plodded on in silence.​

Answer 1

mud the way was long the weary travellers plodded on in silence

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The Gita says, "life is action"
2. "Man is mortal, God is eternal".
3. "To err is human to forgive divine".
4. Bacon says, "reading maketh a full man".
5. Pope says, "little knowledge is a dangerous thing".
6. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever, Its loveliness increases".
7. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are, "King, Lear, Hamlet, Othello".
8. The two great books of Nehru are, The "Discovery of India and My autobiography"

9. He wants money to spend on books to read,

horses to ride and a palatial house to live in.