{"id":72540,"date":"2019-10-03T06:09:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T06:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72540"},"modified":"2019-10-03T06:09:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T06:09:58","slug":"punctuation-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/punctuation-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Punctuation Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We use punctuation marks to make our writing easier to understand. There are several punctuation marks in English.<\/p>\n<h3>The comma<\/h3>\n<p>The comma is used to separate similar items in a list. Note that no comma is placed before and or or in a list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ram, Shyam, Hari and Mira are my friends. (We use the comma to separate the first three items in the list. No comma is used before and.)<\/li>\n<li>Pigeons, crows, sparrows and robins are all birds.<\/li>\n<li>Is the dress black, blue or grey?<\/li>\n<li>The apples were sweet, red and juicy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A comma is used to separate two or more adjectives which modify the same noun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was an expensive, ill-planned, wasteful project.<\/li>\n<li>I met a tall, dark, handsome boy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A comma is placed after words such as <strong><em>yes, no and oh<\/em> <\/strong>when they appear at the beginning of a sentence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, I have read the terms and conditions.<\/li>\n<li>No, I am not coming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The basic rules of capitalization and punctuation are given below.<\/p>\n<p>1. A sentence always begins with a capital letter.<\/p>\n<p>2. A statement ends with a full stop and a question ends with a question mark.<\/p>\n<p>3. A sentence expressing excitement or a strong feeling ends with an exclamation mark.<\/p>\n<p>4. The exclamation mark is also used after an interjection. Common examples of interjections are: alas, hurrah, bravo, ouch, oops etc.<\/p>\n<p>Hurrah! We have won.<\/p>\n<p>5. The pronoun I is always written with a capital letter.<\/p>\n<p>6. A proper noun (e.g. Mary, John, Maya, India) always begins with a capital letter.<\/p>\n<h2>Punctuation Worksheet<\/h2>\n<p>Punctuate the following sentences. Also capitalize words that require capitalization. An example is given below.<\/p>\n<p>Question: she has three brothers two sisters and eight cousins<br \/>\nSolution: She has three brothers, two sisters and eight cousins.<\/p>\n<p>Worksheet<\/p>\n<p>1. mary keeps four dogs three cats and six rabbits in her backyard<br \/>\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>2. ram shyam raju and veena are going to the park<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>3. the magician took a fluffy white rabbit out of his hat<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>4. yes I would like to apply for that job<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>5. no that is not what I meant<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>6. when are you going to pay me back<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>7. what are you doing there<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>8. my favourite colors are yellow green and blue<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>9. make ache cake take and break are rhyming words<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>10. she is my best friend<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>11. how cold it is<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>12. I am expecting john to phone at 6 o clock<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>13. what a beautiful flower<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>14. alice come here please<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>15. what a pleasant surprise<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p>1. Mary keeps four dogs, three cats and six rabbits in her backyard.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ram, Shyam, Raju and Veena are going to the park.<\/p>\n<p>3. The magician took a fluffy, white rabbit out of his hat.<\/p>\n<p>4. Yes, I would like to apply for that job.<\/p>\n<p>5. No, that is not what I meant.<\/p>\n<p>6. When are you going to pay me back?<\/p>\n<p>7. What are you doing there?<\/p>\n<p>8. My favourite colours are yellow, green and blue.<\/p>\n<p>9. Make, ache, cake, take and break are rhyming words.<\/p>\n<p>10. She is my best friend.<\/p>\n<p>11. How cold it is!<\/p>\n<p>12. I am expecting John to phone at 6 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n<p>13. What a beautiful flower!<\/p>\n<p>14. Alice, come here please.<\/p>\n<p>15. What a pleasant surprise!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use punctuation marks to make our writing easier to understand. There are several punctuation marks in English. The comma The comma is used to separate similar items in a list. 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