Question

Punctuate the given sentences:
(a) one day a little boy was sitting with a nail a piece of wood and a hammer
(b) what are you doing my son
(c)oh my toy is broken
(d)don't cry my Child said the stranger

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) One day, a little boy was sitting with a nail ,a piece of wood and a hammer.

b) "What are you doing , my son?"

c) Oh! My toy is broken.

d) " Don't cry my child ," said the stranger.

I think it would be helpful for you.

Answer 2

The correct punctuation for the sentences are:

(a) One day a little boy was sitting with a nail, a piece of won't and a hammer.

One day a little boy was sitting with a nail, a piece of won't and a hammer. (b) What are you doing my son?

One day a little boy was sitting with a nail, a piece of won't and a hammer. (b) What are you doing my son?(c) Oh! My toy is broken.

One day a little boy was sitting with a nail, a piece of won't and a hammer. (b) What are you doing my son?(c) Oh! My toy is broken. (d) "Don't cry my child", said the stranger.

The mistakes in the above-mentioned sentences were -

• The capitalisation of the first letter starts the sentences.
• Ending the sentences with a punctuation mark such as full stop or a question mark.
• Commas and quotes were not mentioned in the required places.
• An exclamation mark was missing from the exclamatory sentence.