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II Year, III Semester English

 

Punctuation(Unit - I)

Exercise A:

 

Punctuate the following sentences correctly. Capitalise words where required.

 

Answers:

 

1. I Speak Telugu, English and Hindi.

2. You can go to a movie, play or exhibition.

3. Rabindranath Tagore was a great Indian Poet.

4. Alas! His father has died!

5. She is doing better now, Isn’t she?

6. May I come in Sir?

7. The Speaker asked the Students who is your favourite politician.

8. How extraordinary!

9. She asked me what time it was.

10. Are you coming today?

 

Exercise B:

 

Check whether the following sentences have been correctly punctuated. Correct those sentences that have been punctuated incorrectly.

 

Answers:

 

1. I said to my father, “Please give me five hundred rupees for my exam fee”

2. She was born on a Friday in April.

3. Wow! What a beautiful Idea!

4. May I know who are you talking to?

5.’Help!’ She cried.

6. The Thames River flows through London, U.K.

7. She likes milk, not tea; Fruits, not ice cream and walking not running.

8. UNESCO declared the Ramappa temple, A world Heritage Site.

9. He cleared the UPSC Exam in December.

 

 

Role Play

Exercise:

 

Complete the exchange given on the next page and enact it with a partner. The hints given below will get you started. Continue the rest of the conversation on your own using the prompts provided.

 

Hints:

 

Good Morning – new to the city – in the Air force – What about you – I work at – pleased to meet you – need to enrol – in a good school – tell me about good schools.

 

Sunil: Hello! Good Morning.

Suman: Hi! Good Morning, How can I help you?

 

Sunil: I’m Sunil. I’m new to the city. I work in the Air force,  What about you?

Suman: Nice to meet you. My name is Suman and I work at Infosys.

 

Sunil: Pleased to meet you. I need to enrol my 6 year old daughter in a good school. Could you please tell me about good schools in Hyderabad.

Suman: Oh! Why not, the names of the Good Schools are lotus lap Public School, Ravindra Bharathi School and Delhi Public School.

 

Sunil: So kind of you, Thank you very much.

Suman: You are most welcome. Have a nice day.

 

Sunil: Thank you and Wish you the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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