Tamilnadu Board Class 10 English Grammar Punctuation

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:
Tamilnadu Board Class 10 English Grammar Punctuation 1

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, “Youre 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, “Dont 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?”

Tamilnadu Board Class 10 English Solutions