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1. 1.

   Insert commas, full stops and capital letters wherever necessary.

   1. madam I shall be happy to be of assistance
   2. i need an intelligent sincere and committed scholar
   3. the statue of liberty is a world famous monument it was gifted to the united states of america by the people of france
   4. the captain when he was dying expressed his wish to be reborn as an indian
   5. the violin the cello the trumpet and the clarinet are all musical instruments
   6. one day we were walking towards the market when we spotted miss jones taking her dog for a walk
   7. i was born in kolkata but i grew up in chennai
   8. the germans the french the italians and the dutch do have something in common
   9. large crowds gathered outside buckingham palace hoping to catch a glimpse of queen elizabeth
   10. mother I want to talk to you for a minute I need to discuss the salient features of the indian constitution with you
   11. when the sun rose when the mist cleared when the birds began to sing I came out of my tent
   12. there is an interesting chapter in our book about the habits of certain tribes in south africa
2. 2.

   Punctuate the following and insert capital letters wherever required.

   1. oh I am so sorry
   2. alas our great king is dead
   3. do you have a copy of the bible
   4. hat bad luck it had to rain now
   5. bravo you have done an excellent job
   6. must you leave for chandigarh right away
   7. do you think she of all people will agree
   8. if you are willing we will accept the deal
   9. hurrah we have won the first prize in the tournament
   10. will it not hurt your parents if you behave in this manner
   11. o dear you are bleeding profusely I think we need to call dr sen
   12. would it be possible for you to lend me your geography text book
3. 3.

   Insert full stops, commas, inverted commas, interrogation marks, exclamation marks and use capital letters where required.

   1. why did you purchase so many mangoes I asked him
   2. who is the man at the door asked rama leaving his chair putting on his coat he moved towards the door
   3. the sun has set the sky has cleared and a soft wind is blowing said the hermit
   4. he said to me please take your seat
   5. my father said you better be careful about what you say you are too short-tempered
   6. the teacher said there is an interesting piece in our text book titled hardy and ramanujan by c p snow
   7. she said I am feeling ill I will not go school today
   8. well this is indeed a pleasant surprise she said cheerfully
   9. he answered oh yes he was a great english playwright
   10. mother said william do stop complaining
4. 4.

   Punctuate these passages and use capital letters wherever required.

   1. my god he said as I drew him in
      what has happened I asked
      what hasn't they wiped us out
      drink some water I said
      he drank it he then sat down before the table put his head on his arms and began to sob like a little boy while I with a curious forgetfulness of my own recent despair stood beside him wondering
   2. look said lucy suddenly what's that
      a stream shouted the others and tired as they were they raced to the fresh water
      now said edmund when they had drunk their fill what about those sandwiches
      oh hadn't we better save them said susan we may need them far worse later on
      i do wish said lucy now that we're not thirsty we could get some food as well
      well then said peter let's have those sandwiches what's the use of saving them till they go bad