The Secret Garden - Punctuation 2 Worksheet for 4th - 7th Grade ... - Free Printable

Let’s read the passage carefully and fix the capital letters and full stops (periods) so it makes sense.

Here’s what we know:
- Sentences start with a capital letter.
- Names like “Lennox” should be capitalized.
- The first word of each sentence must be capitalized.
- Every sentence ends with a full stop (.).
- We also need to check if any words are missing or out of place — but in this case, the text is mostly complete, just needs punctuation and capitalization fixes.

Let’s go line by line:

Original:
“one hot morning, when mary lennox was nine years old she had a strange feeling that something was wrong from her room she heard shouts and cries and the patter of hurrying feet , but no one came to her so she lay back on her bed and fell asleep when she awoke, the house was silent still no one came to her, and she was angry that had no one been forgotten suddenly the door opened, and two english men came in”

Step-by-step correction:

1. “one hot morning...” → Should be “One hot morning...” (capitalize first word)
2. “mary lennox” → “Mary Lennox” (names are capitalized)
3. After “old”, there should be a comma or period? Let’s see: “when Mary Lennox was nine years old, she had...” → Add comma after “old”
4. “from her room she heard...” → This is a new idea? Actually, it continues the same thought. But let’s break it into sentences for clarity.
- Better: “From her room, she heard shouts and cries and the patter of hurrying feet, but no one came to her.” → Capitalize “From”, add comma after “room”, end with period.
5. “so she lay back...” → New sentence → “So she lay back on her bed and fell asleep.” → Capitalize “So”, add period at end.
6. “when she awoke...” → New sentence → “When she awoke, the house was silent.” → Capitalize “When”, add comma after “awoke”, add period after “silent”.
7. “still no one came to her...” → Could be part of previous sentence? Or new? Let’s make it: “Still, no one came to her, and she was angry.” → Capitalize “Still”, add comma after “Still”, keep rest.
8. “that had no one been forgotten” → This seems off. Probably meant: “Had no one been forgotten?” OR “She wondered if anyone had been forgotten.” But looking at context — maybe it’s: “and she was angry that no one had come — had she been forgotten?” But original says: “she was angry that had no one been forgotten” — likely typo. Most logical fix: “and she was angry. Had no one been forgotten?” → Make two sentences.
9. “suddenly the door opened...” → “Suddenly, the door opened, and two English men came in.” → Capitalize “Suddenly”, add comma after it, capitalize “English”, add period at end.

Now let’s write the corrected version:

One hot morning, when Mary Lennox was nine years old, she had a strange feeling that something was wrong. From her room, she heard shouts and cries and the patter of hurrying feet, but no one came to her. So she lay back on her bed and fell asleep. When she awoke, the house was silent. Still, no one came to her, and she was angry. Had no one been forgotten? Suddenly, the door opened, and two English men came in.

Wait — let’s double-check the phrase: “she was angry that had no one been forgotten” — that doesn’t sound right. In standard grammar, it should probably be: “she was angry. Had no one been forgotten?” — turning it into a question she’s asking herself. That makes more sense emotionally and grammatically.

Also, “english men” → “English men” (nationality is capitalized).

Final corrected paragraph:

One hot morning, when Mary Lennox was nine years old, she had a strange feeling that something was wrong. From her room, she heard shouts and cries and the patter of hurrying feet, but no one came to her. So she lay back on her bed and fell asleep. When she awoke, the house was silent. Still, no one came to her, and she was angry. Had no one been forgotten? Suddenly, the door opened, and two English men came in.

This version has proper capitalization, punctuation, and flows naturally.

Final Answer:
One hot morning, when Mary Lennox was nine years old, she had a strange feeling that something was wrong. From her room, she heard shouts and cries and the patter of hurrying feet, but no one came to her. So she lay back on her bed and fell asleep. When she awoke, the house was silent. Still, no one came to her, and she was angry. Had no one been forgotten? Suddenly, the door opened, and two English men came in.