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1. 1.

   Put commas where necessary.

   1. Sir may I visit the washroom?
   2. I want to play eat and take a nap.
   3. Rakesh the youngest in the family is in America.
   4. My favourite dishes are curries salads and momos.
   5. Radha had milk sandwiches and fruits for breakfast.
   6. We were taught Maths English and French at school today.
   7. Akbar the greatest Mughal emperor founded Din-i-Ilahi.
   8. Do you think I can buy chocolates chips and juice with 50 rupees?
   9. I need a smart energetic and honest person to do my personal work.
   10. Jane went to the park the film and the zoo during the winter break.
2. 2.

   Punctuate these sentences using capital letters and suitable punctuation marks where necessary.

   1. its been a long day.
   2. the dogs tail wagged rapidly.
   3. mumbai is the capital of maharshtra.
   4. she is an award winning novelist.
   5. what time will he arrive she asked.
   6. you will find this material in chapters 8 12.
   7. the work is due to start in two weeks time
   8. the 2008 2011 season was the best time of the team
   9. pam said my cousin is studying engineering at iit.
   10. mrs marshall asked the class, where's janet shes never absent.
   11. many skiers spent the christmas holidays in auli uttarkhand.
   12. the new york times is a very famous international newspaper.
   13. perhaps said the man we will find something in the next room
   14. the professor holds office hours every wednesday 1100 am 100 pm
   15. the los angeles london flight got delayed because of bad weather
   16. who is this man asked santosh while putting his luggage into the car
   17. Hurrying as fast as he could, Marcel caught the bus before it pulled away
   18. please bring paper plates, plastic cups, napkins and lays potato chips for the party.
   19. would you like chocolates my child he asked gently the child turned away from the man and walked towards his mother.
   20. way back in the 1950s when there were no television and internet the radio was very popular in India.
   21. dont be silly amir to vishesh the water isnt deep just hold my hand and  well cross the stream together vishish dipped his hand in the water and said it may not be deep but its just too cold for me i dont think i can cross the stream.
   22. androcles who had no arms of any kind now gave himself up for lost what shall i do said he i have no spear or sword no not so much as a stick to defend myself with
   23. the conference will be held on june 30 july 2 at jaipur marriott
   24. in 1992 this company had under 20 stores ten years later over 50.
   25. romeo and juliet is one of shakespeares most famous plays.
3. 3.

   There is an error in every line. Put a / where the punctuation mark is missing or incorrect or if capitalisation is required. Then, write the correct punctuation mark or the capital letter in the blank provided.

   1. There was a big banyan tree where two _________
   2. crows-husband and wife-had prepared a nice nest ___________
   3. and made it their home. In the hollow of the  _____________
   4. same tree lived a black cobra. ___________
   5. whenever the female crow hatched her eggs, ____________
   6. the black cobra would eat them up __________
   7. The crows had a good friend a Jackal. __________
   8. They said, 'o Friend, please tell us how we can protect ___________
   9. our children from the wicked black cobra. ____________
   10. The Jackal said, 'Please don't give up. We can be overcome __________
   11. the cobra with the use of wit. ___________
   12. On hearing this the crows said, 'Please tell us how we ___________
   13. can destroy this wicked cobra? __________
   14. The jackal said 'Fly into the capital of the kingdom. __________
   15. Pick up a very expensive ornament of the queen ___________
   16. And when you pick it up the servants ___________
   17. should be watching you' ______________
   18. He continued, 'fly slowly so that the servants can follow you. ___________
   19. Then drop it in the hollow of the tree where the cobra lives. __________
   20. When the servants reach they will kill the cobra'. _____________
   21. The crow did as he was told? ___________
   22. When the royal servants arrived the black cobra came out. __________
   23. The black cobra confronted the kings servants. ____________
   24. They killed the wicked cobra and returned with the necklace __________
   25. The crows having gotten rid of the cobra lived happily. _____________