Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Punctuation
Punctuate the following sentence
1. One was said to be the famous sunset ruby which had belonged to the empress-queen Maria Theresa.
One was said to be the famous, “Sunset ruby,” which had belonged to the Empress-Queen Maria Theresa.
2. Oho he said to himself The angry waters must stay back now
“Oho!” he said to himself, “The angry waters must stay back now.”
TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Punctuation
3. He shouted again will no one come, mother mother,
He shouted again, “Will no one come? Mother!”
4. mother will be watching for me he thought and he began to run toward home
“Mother will be watching for me,” he thought, and he began to run toward home.
5. peters father was one of the men who tended the gates in the dikes called sluices
Peter’s father was one of the men who tended the gates in the dikes, called Sluices.
6. dont go so fast, bub; you’ll get to your school in plenty of time
“Don’t go so fast, bub; you’ll get to your school in plenty of time!”
7. M. hamel saw me and said very kindly go to your place quickly little Franz.
M. Hamel saw me and said very kindly, “Go to your place quickly, little Franz.”
8. are you saying youre going to be able to construct a human being
Are you saying you’re going to be able to construct a human being, Francis?’
9. then Sir I shall really have discovered the absolute
‘Then, Sir, I shall really have discovered the absolute.’
10. where are we going sir asked the aero-coachman?
‘Where are we going, Sir?’ asked the aero-coachman.
11. She said youre wasting your sat scores!
She said, “You’re wasting your SAT scores!”
12. well theres a very simple method of finding out
‘Well, there’s a very simple method of finding out.’
13. arent you getting some result from the moon at any rate
‘Aren’t you getting some result from the moon, at any rate?’
14. Alas! alas cried the farmer the truth must be told!
“Alas! Alas!” cried the farmer, “the truth must be told!”
15. Wait she said i will think.
“Wait!” she said, “I will think.”
TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Punctuation
16. .let not thine eyes be blinded my son shilvi said
“Let not thine eyes be blinded, my son,” Shilvi said.
17. yes said her old father, i heard about it in town.
“Yes,” said her old father, “I heard about it in town.”
18. what else can be done said mulans father
“What else can be done?” said Mulan’s father.
19. no my daughter said the old man
“No, my daughter!” said the old man.
20. then as I hurried by as fast as I could go the blacksmith, Wachter who was there, with his apprentice
Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the blacksmith, Wachter, who was there, with his apprentice.
21. mother will be watching for me he thought and he began to run toward home
“Mother will be watching for me,” he thought, and he began to run toward home.
22. just at sundown when his days work was ended he took a quantity of unwhitened rice cooked and dried it
Just at sundown, when his day’s work was ended, he took a quantity of unwhitened rice, cooked and dried it.
23. right Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year the one with a genuine sharks tooth blade
Right! Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year, the one with a genuine shark’s tooth blade.
24. Wherefore said Miranda, did they not that hour destroy us
“Wherefore,” said Miranda, “did they not that hour destroy us?”
TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Grammar Punctuation
25. now tell me sir your reason for raising this seastorm
“Now tell me, sir, your reason for raising this sea-storm?”