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1. 1.

   Punctuate the following sentences.

   1. this car was bought in bathinda
   2. did you hear the thunderclap
   3. can you speak softly
   4. I have a great idea
   5. my sister has gone to the UK to study
   6. do you know what a ufo is
   7. everybody wants to go to america
   8. piyush and rajat live in allahabad
2. 2.

   Add commas where required in the following sentences. Some sentences may not need any comma.

   1. This is the school that I went to.
   2. Please have some tea Maya.
   3. While we were waiting we listened to some good music.
   4. My pencil box has pens pencils and an eraser.
   5. The team practiced hard and won the game.
   6. Tina my neighbour is a pilot.
   7. We've made the charts put up the notices and sent out invitations for the play.
   8. Reena where have you kept the colours?
3. 3.

   Add appropriate punctuation marks to the following sentences.

   1. Indias biggest disadvantage is its growing population.
   2. Indians have one advantage over the Chinese the knowledge of English.
   3. The AC in our office has one problem it either makes the room too cold or it doesnt cool at all.
   4. The speakers in todays session are Ashalata the leader of the Bangalore group Neena Razdaan the leader of the Allahabad group and Kartik from Cochin.
   5. Its a known fact that water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
   6. In the new grading system, As stand for excellent Bs for good and Cs for average.
4. 4.

   Punctuate the following

   1. the governments economic policies appear to be a recipe for disaster
   2. have you seen the new boy in class is really handsome
   3. mother said take all your things and put them away and don't forget to put the dirty clothes in the wash
   4. We'd like you to help us if you have the time in completeing this project the students said to their teacher.
5. 5.

   All punctuation has been removed from the story below. Punctuate it correctly.

   a man of the town of ashwapuri had a spear and a shield for sale he loudly praised his shield

   my shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through he also sang praises of his spear

   my spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything a passer-by asked what would happen if your spear is used to pierce your shield

   can there be at the same time a shield that nothing can pierce and a spear that can pierce anything