Exercise:
10. Rewrite the following passage/Sentences using EIGHT punctuations mark where ever necessary [ 8x 1/2=4]
1. Use appropriate end punctuation marks (full stop/question mark/exclamation mark) in the following sentences. ( Page No 129 )
1] Will you show me the book
A] Will you show me the book?
2] How intelligent you are
A] How intelligent you are!
3] You like English, don’t you
A] You like English, don’t you?
4] Stop the bus for me
A] Stop the bus for me.
5] It is raining now
A] It is raining now.
6] What an idea
A] What an idea!
7] Was the meal nourishing
A] Was the meal nourishing?
8] Hold me I am going to faint
A] Hold me . I am going to faint.
9] The dam burst Run for your life
A] The dam burst! Run for your lives!
10] Watch out a car is coming.
A] Watch out, A car is coming .
Exercise:
II. Read the following paragraph and use appropriate and proper punctuation marks/question marks/exclamation marks/ were necessary. (Page no 130 )
once upon a time, there lived a duck and a kangaroo They were friends One day the duck asked the kangaroo, “Dear friend, how do you jump” The kangaroo replied, “Ah, it is very easy Do you love it” The duck said, “Oh, is it I would love to jump like you, then” The kangaroo said, “Sit on my back I will take you round the world”
A] Once upon a time, there lived a duck and a kangaroo. They were friends. One day the duck asked the kangaroo, “Dear friend, How do you jump?” The kangaroo replied, “Ah, it is very easy! Do you love it?” The duck said, “Oh, is it? I would love to jump like you. Then Kangaroo said, “Sit on my back I will take you round the world.”
1. Use appropriate Internal punctuation marks (semicolon / colon / quotation marks / ellipses) in the following sentences. ( Page No 133 )
1] The monsoon failed this year too and the country is in the grip of a famine
A] The monsoon failed this year too, and the country is in the grip of a famine.
2] I wasnt just annoyed I was absolutely furious
A] I wasn‘t just annoyed; I was absolutely furious.
3] Sumit said where are you going?
A] Sumit said,” Where are you going?“
4] She worked hard she failed
A] She worked hard; she failed.
5] August 15 1947 It was the day on which we won independence
A] 15 August 1947, It was a day on which we won independence.
6]The man said I wasn’t wounded
A] The man said, “I wasn’t wounded.“
7] He was not stupid just passive
A] He was not stupid, just passive.
8] The Grand Tour usually included paris france vienna austria rome and italy
A] The Grand Tour usually included: Paris, France, Vienna, Austria, Rome, and Italy.
Exercise:
II. Read the following paragraph and use appropriate and proper punctuation marks/question marks/exclamation marks/ were necessary. (Page no 134 )
a teacher showed three toys to a student and asked Can you find out the differences after keen observation the student said the first toy has holes in the ears the second one has holes in the ear and the mouth and the third toy has only one hole that is in one ear. The teacher was amazed and asked what do they represent.
A] A teacher showed three toys to a student and asked, “Do you find out the differences ?” After keen observation the student said, “The first toy has holes in the ears; the second one has holes in the ear and the mouth; the third toy has only one hole: that is in one ear.” The teacher was amazed and asked, “What do they represent ?”
1. Use appropriate word punctuation marks (apostrophe / Hyphen / Capitals) in the following sentences. ( Page No 136 )
1] this is my cousins car
A] This is my cousin’s car.
10] gandhiji led the nonviolent movement
A] Gandhiji led the Non Violent Movement.
21]there are forty six boys in the class
A] There are forty–six boys in the class.
22]these are my father in laws clothes
A] These are my father–in–law‘s clothes.
23] we have semi skilled workers
A] We have semi–skilled workers.
24] i am a member of the officers club
A] I am a member of the officer‘s club.
25] he wants an up to date account
A] He wants an up to date account.
26] they prefer sugar free sweet
A] They prefer sugar free sweet.
Exercise:
II. Read the following paragraph and use appropriate and proper punctuation marks/question marks/exclamation marks/ were necessary. (Page no 136 )
there was an old owl. every day he used to see some incidents happening around him. yesterday he saw a boy helping his mother in law today he saw him shouting at her the boys father in law was kind and gentle. the boy shouted at his father in law too. the owls curiosity grew more and more to know about the boy.
A) There was an old Owl. Every day he used to see some incidents happening around him. Yesterday, he saw a boy helping his mother-in-law. Today he saw him shouting at her. The boy’s father–in–law was kind and gentle. The boy shouted at his father–in–law too. The owl’s curiosity grew more and more to know about the boy.
III. Punctuate the following paragraph ( Page No 137 )
two weeks ago i was amused when a friend who couldnt bear to sleep alone, woke me up close to midnight at the hotel into which we had checked in, can we hire a double room im totally spooked, she said
A] Two weeks ago I was amused when a friend who couldn‘t bear to sleep alone, woke me up, close to midnight, at the hotel into which we had checked in. “Can we hire a double room? I’m totally spooked,” she said.
Exercise: ( From the prescribed Prose Lesson Page 137 )
Rewrite the following sentences using punctuation marks, where necessary.
1. aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men by the simple device of asking mrs aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted
A) Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted.
2] if someone maintains that two and two are five or that iceland is on the equator you feel pity rather than anger unless you know so little of arithmetic or geography that his opinion shakes your own contrary conviction
A] If someone maintains that two and two are five or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger unless you know so little of arithmetic or geography that his opinion shakes your own contrary conviction.
3. When i was young I lived much outside my own country in france germany italy and the united states
A] When I was young, I lived much outside my own country in France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.
4] mahatma gandhi deplores railways and steam boats and machinery he would like to undo the whole of the Industrial Revolution you may never have an opportunity of actually meeting anyone who holds this opinion because in western countries most people take advantage of modern techniques for granted
A] Mahatma Gandhi deplores railways and steamboats, and machinery; he would like to undo the whole of the Industrial Revolution. You may never have an opportunity of actually meeting anyone who holds this opinion because, in Western countries, most people take advantage of modern techniques for granted.
5] be very wary of opinions that flatter your self esteem both men and women, nine times out of ten are firmly convinced of the superior excellence of their own sex
A] Be very wary of opinions that flatter your self–streem. Both men and women, nine times out of ten, are firmly convinced of the superior excellence of their own sex.
6] from the earliest days there had been many notable women in india poets scholars capable administrators and leaders of religious movements
A] From the earliest days there had been many notable women in India–poets, scholars, capable administrators and leaders of religious movements.
7] women all over india came forward defying all social taboos sacrificing physical comforts and denying the validity of all restrictions which had been enforced against them to take up every kind of work connected with national movement
A] Women all over India came forward, defying all social taboos, sacrificing physical comforts, and denying the validity of all restrictions which had been enforced against them, to take up every kind of work connected with national movement.
8] It was a matter of surprise to the outside world that independent india should have appointed women to the highest posts so freely as members of the cabinet as governors of provinces as ambassadors and as leaders of delegations to international conferences for in an oriental country such as india women are presumed to be held in subjection and therefore all this seemed to be unnatural.
A] It was a matter of surprise to the outside world that independent India should have appointed women to the highest posts so freely, as members of the Cabinet, as Governors of Provinces, as Ambassadors, and as leaders of delegations to international conferences, for in an oriental country such as India, women are presumed to be held in subjection and therefore all this seemed to be unnatural.
9] originally he seems to have been uncertain of the response or at least of the kind of work that women could do in the national movement for though he was a passionate believer in the equality of women he seems to have been doubtful whether the women of india .
A] Originally, he seems to have been uncertain of the response, or at least of the kind of work that women could do in the national movement, for though he was a passionate believer in the equality of women, he seems to have been doubtful whether the women of India .
10] what the gandhian movement did was to release women from the social bondages that custom had imposed and conservatism had upheld
A] What the Gandhian movement did was to release women from the social bondages that customs had imposed and conservatism had upheld.
11] after the citys rain fed potholes the transition to smooth roads within the campus of the thiagarajar college of engineering is more than a treat the man behind the tar topped tracks is known as Madurai’s Plastic Road Man.
A] After the city‘s rain–fed potholes, the transition to smooth roads within the campus of the Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is more than a treat. The man behind the tar–topped tracks is known as Madurai‘s Plastic Road Man.
12] the day we met Dr vasudevan he was waving a special gazette notification of the ministry of environment & forests dated 4th February 2011 directing all municipal authorities across the country to encourage use of plastic waste by adopting suitable technology such as in road construction.
A) The day we met Dr. Vasudevan, he was waving a special gazette notification of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, dated 4th February, 2011, directing all municipal authorities across the country to “encourage the use of plastic waste by adopting suitable technology such as in road construction…“
13]dr Kalams words proved prophetic with full support from the college correspondent Dr.vasudevan laid the first 60 feet long plastic road within the campus
A) Dr. Kalam‘s words proved prophetic. With full support from the College Correspondent, Dr.Vasudevan laid the first 60 feet long plastic road within the campus.
14] the jamshedpur utilities and services company a tata enterprise approached Dr. Vasudevan last november for using plastic waste in laying roads in jamshedpur
A] The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company, a Tata enterprise approached Dr. Vasudevan for using plastic in laying roads in Jamshedpur.
15] the view of this world which india has taken is summed up in one compound sanskrit word sacchidananda the meaning is that reality which is essentially one has three phases.
A) The view of this World which Indía has taken is summed up in one compound Sanskrit word, Sacchidananda. The meaning is that Reality, which is essentially one, has three phases.
16] The first is sat it is the simple fact that things are the fact which relates us to all things through the relationship of common existence The second is chit it is the fact that we know which relates us to all things through the relation-ship of knowledge the third is ananda it is the fact that we enjoy which unites us with all things through the relationship of love The first is sat: it is the simple fact that things are, the fact which relates us to all things through the relationship of common existence. The second is chit: it is the fact that we know, which relates us to all things through the relationship of knowledge. The third is ananda: it is the fact that we enjoy, which unites us with all things through the relationship of love.
A] The first is Sat: it is the simple fact that things are, the fact which relates us to all things through the relationship of common existence. The second is chit: it is the fact that we know, which relates us to all things through the relationship of knowledge.The third is ananda : it is the fact that we enjoy, which unites us with all things through the relationship of love.
17] In kalidasas drama shakuntala the hermitage which dominates the play overshadowing the kings palace has the same idea running through it – the recognition of the kinship of man with conscious and unconscious creation alike
A. In Kalidasa‘s drama, Shakuntala, the hermitage, which dominates the play, overshadowing the king‘s palace, has the same idea running through it – the recognition of the kinship of man with conscious and unconscious creation alike.
18] in the western dramas human characters drown our atte-ntion in the vortex of their passions nature occasionally peeps out but she is almost always a trespasser who has to offer excuses or bow apologetically and depart
A) In the Western dramas, human characters drown attention in the vortex of their passions. Nature occasionally peeps out, but she is almost always a trespasser, who has to offer excuses, or bow apologetically and depart.
19] but in all our dramas which still retain their fame such as Mrit Shakatika Shakuntala Uttara-ramacharita nature stands on her own right proving that she has her great function to impart the peace of the eternal to human emotions
A) But in all our dramas which still retain their fame, such as Mrit -Shakatika, Shakuntala, Uttara-Ramacharita, Nature stands on her own right, proving that she has her great function, to impart the peace of the eternal to human emotions.
20]yes mrs moore (opens door and talks loudly) come right in
A) Yes, Mrs. Moore! (Opens door and talks loudly.) Come right in.
21]yes it was months and months before he had any sort of a job i worried a bit you know i was afraid he would get so discouraged he would
A) Yes, it was months and months before he had any sort of a job. I worried a bit, you know, I was afraid he would get so discouraged… he would…
22] no firm is going to smile and say forget it my boy no they dont do things that way these days
A] No firm is going to smile and say, Forget it, my boy‘… no, they don‘t do things that way these days.
23]Mr van king had brought it down to his office intending to have it rest – and put it in his office safe and forgot it imagine forgetting a diamond heirloom worth a fabulous fortune
A) Mr Van King had brought it down to his office, intending to have it re–set– – and put it in his office safe, and forgot it! Imaging forgetting a diamond heirloom worth a fabulous fortune!
24]dont worry not a soul saw us wait ill get it.
A) Don‘t worry. Not a soul saw us! Wait, I’ll get it.
25] are you sure jim that you put it there oh oh… i see (laughs) you have it
A) Are you sure Jim, that you put it there?… Oh, oh… I see… you have it!
26] yes but you keep out of this youll never get the diamond jim poor larry wilson was sentenced to ten years in jail today… stealing.
A) Yes! But you keep out of this, you‘ll never get the diamond! Jim, poor Larry Wilson was sentenced to ten years in jail today… stealing.
27]JIM: ma you dont think i stole that diamond
MA: what else am i to think
A] JIM : Ma! You don‘t think I stole that diamond?
Ma: What else am I to think?
28] just what are you going to do with the diamond no jim keep quiet a moment mrs ryan what are you going to do with that diamond
A ) Just What are you going to do with the diamond? No. Jim, keep quiet a moment. Mrs. Ryan, what are you going to do with that diamond?
29] I promise but jim i i (tries not to cry) ill never forget this night never
A] I promise. But Jim, I…. I…... (tries not to cry) I‘ll never forget this night, never.
Extra Excercise
1] It is more difficult to deal with the self-esteem of man as a man because we cannot argue out the matter with some non-human mind.the only way i know of dealing with his general human conceit is to remind ourselves that man is a brief episode in the life of a small planet in a little corner of the universe and that for aught we know other parts of the cosmos may contain beings as superior to ourselves as we are to jellyfish .
A] It is more difficult to deal with the self-esteem of man as a man because we cannot argue out the matter with some non-human mind.the only way I know of dealing with his general human conceit is to remind ourselves that man is a brief episode in the life of a small planet in a little corner of the universe and that, for aught we know ,other parts of the cosmos may contain beings as superior to ourselves as we are to jellyfish.
2] The brahmo samaj led the movement for emancipation the ancient rules of purdah were broken and brahmo women moved freely in the society :but this was but a false down as it was far in advance of popular opinion .
A] The Brahmo Samaj led the movement for emancipation. The ancient rules of purdah were broken and Brahmo women moved freely in the society :but this was but a false down as it was far in advance of popular opinion .
3] after a decade hard work and persistent efforts his simple invention of a technology to use -plastic waste to lay roads patented by TCE finally got a shot in the arm last month with the centre approving its wider applica-tion.
A] After a decade’s hard work and persistent efforts, his simple inven–tion of a technology to use -plastic waste to lay roads,patented by TCE, finally got a shot in the arm last month with the Centre approving its wider applica-tion.
