Punctuation practice worksheet for students to rewrite sentences with correct capitalization.

Let's solve the punctuation exercise step by step. The task is to rewrite each sentence using capital letters where necessary — this means we need to correct capitalization, including:

- Capitalizing the first word of each sentence.
- Capitalizing proper nouns (names of people, places, months, days, etc.).
- Ensuring other rules of capitalization are followed.

Here’s the corrected version with explanations:

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1. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

- "Islamabad" – Proper noun (name of a city), so capitalized.
- "Pakistan" – Proper noun (name of a country), so capitalized.
- First letter of the sentence ("I") is already capitalized.

✔ Corrected: Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

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2. Sunil Sharma was the manager of Citibank in Mumbai branch.

- "Sunil Sharma" – Full name of a person → both parts capitalized.
- "Citibank" – Name of a company → capitalized.
- "Mumbai" – Name of a city → capitalized.
- "branch" is not a proper noun here; it's a common noun, so lowercase.
- First letter of sentence is already capitalized.

✔ Corrected: Sunil Sharma was the manager of Citibank in Mumbai branch.

> Note: "Mumbai branch" is correct as is — "branch" doesn't need capitalization unless it's part of an official title (e.g., "Main Branch").

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3. The children loved the cake baked by Anil's mother.

- "The" – First word of sentence → capitalized.
- "Anil" – Person's name → capitalized.
- "mother" is a common noun and doesn't need capitalization.

✔ Corrected: The children loved the cake baked by Anil's mother.

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4. Prem Chandra was a well-known Hindi poet.

- "Prem Chandra" – Person's name → both names capitalized.
- "Hindi" – Language name → capitalized.
- "well-known" is a compound adjective — hyphenated but not capitalized unless at the start.
- First letter of sentence is already capitalized.

✔ Corrected: Prem Chandra was a well-known Hindi poet.

> Note: "well known" should be hyphenated when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., "well-known poet"). But since the original says "well know", that’s a typo. We’ll fix it.

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5. My friends and I like to go trekking in the rainy season.

- "My" – First word → capitalized.
- "I" – Always capitalized in English, regardless of position.
- "friends", "like", "trekking", "rainy season" are all common nouns or words — no capitalization needed.
- "rainy season" is not a proper noun → lowercase.

✔ Corrected: My friends and I like to go trekking in the rainy season.

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6. The gift shop near my house is closed on every Thursday.

- "The" – First word → capitalized.
- "Thursday" – Day of the week → always capitalized.
- "gift shop", "house", "closed", "every" are common nouns or adverbs → lowercase.

✔ Corrected: The gift shop near my house is closed on every Thursday.

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7. I will have my exams in the month of March.

- "I" – Always capitalized.
- "March" – Month of the year → capitalized.
- "exams", "month", "of" are common words → lowercase.

✔ Corrected: I will have my exams in the month of March.

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✔ Final Answer (Rewritten Sentences):

1. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
2. Sunil Sharma was the manager of Citibank in Mumbai branch.
3. The children loved the cake baked by Anil's mother.
4. Prem Chandra was a well-known Hindi poet.
5. My friends and I like to go trekking in the rainy season.
6. The gift shop near my house is closed on every Thursday.
7. I will have my exams in the month of March.

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🔍 Summary of Key Rules Used:

- Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
- Capitalize proper nouns: names of people, places, organizations, languages, days, months.
- Always capitalize "I".
- Do not capitalize common nouns or articles unless they’re at the beginning of a sentence.
- Use hyphens for compound adjectives before nouns (e.g., "well-known").

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