Tamilnadu State Board Class 10 English Grammar Punctuation
Punctuations include Capital letter, opening and closing double inverted commas, comma, full stop, question mark, exclamatory mark, etc.
- Students must closely observe whether the sentence is in the direct speech, to include necessary punctuations within the double inverted commas.
- A sentence within quotations begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark / exclamatory mark after which the quotation closes.
- Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.
- Apostrophe to show possession [owning] or contraction [a missing letter].
- First-person T should always be a capital letter.
Punctuation Marks:
Exercises:
Punctuate the following sentence appropriately :
Question 1.
what a pretty girl you are exclaimed Rashmi.
Answer:
“What a pretty girl, you are!” exclaimed Rashmi.
Question 2.
I am going to Mumbai in may to attend my friend’s wedding.
Answer:
I am going to Mumbai in May to attend my friend’s wedding.
Question 3.
father said to his son study well.
Answer:
Father said to his son, “Study well.”
Question 4.
an amazing model shouted Trevor at the top of his voice.
Answer:
“An amazing model?” should Trevor at the top of his voice.
Question 5.
the teacher said to the boys you should come to school in time.
Answer:
The teachers said to the boys, “You should come to school in time.”
Question 6.
“tell him, I am alive”. She said.
Answer:
“Tell him, I am alive“, she said.
Question 7.
We are facing an unsustainable situation says dinesh
Answer:
“We are facing an unsustainable situation”, says Dinesh.
Question 8.
She said you’re wasting your sat scores
Answer:
She said, “You’re wasting your SAT scores”.
Question 9.
how much does a model get for sifting asked Hughie
Answer:
“How much does a model get for sitting?”, asked Hughie.
Question 10.
Oh For this I get two thousand pounds.”
Answer:
“Oh! For this I get two thousand pounds.”
Question 11.
We wake up every morning fighting over water says Kamal Bhate
Answer:
“We wake up every morning fighting over water”, says Kamal Bhate.
Question 12.
Rita shouted come and get me out
Answer:
Rita shouted, “Come and get me out.”
Question 13.
Mother said to her son don’t play with fire
Answer:
Mother said to her son, “Don’t play with fire.”
Question 14.
have i been here for five hours
Answer:
“Have I been here for five hours?”
Question 15.
what will he think of me said my friend
Answer:
“What will he think of me?”, said my friend.
Question 16.
Nagaraj said to his father will you allow me to go on an excursion to Kerala
Answer:
Nagaraj said to his father, “Will you allow me to go on an excursion to Kerala?”
Question 17.
father said to his son don’t be worried
Answer:
Father said to his son, “Don’t be worried.”
Question 18.
never see her again she thought
Answer:
“I’ll never see her again”, she thought.
Question 19.
The teacher said be sure to turn off the lights when you leave the room
Answer:
The teacher said, “Be sure to turn off the lights when you leave the room.”
Question 20.
Kumar said when will the shop open
Answer:
Kumar said, “When will the shop open?”