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Let's solve the punctuation exercise step by step. The task is to rewrite each sentence using correct capitalization and full stops (periods).
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1. Capitalize the first letter of every sentence.
2. Capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places, titles).
3. Use a full stop (.) at the end of each sentence.
4. Capitalize "I" whenever it appears as a pronoun.
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Now, let's go through each sentence:
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a) Martin is a very happy boy
- "Martin" is already capitalized (proper noun).
- The rest of the sentence is lowercase but should be corrected.
- Add a full stop at the end.
✔ Martin is a very happy boy.
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b) dad showed sheela a tiny camera on the drone
- "dad" → capitalize: Dad
- "sheela" → name, so capitalize: Sheela
- "drone" is not a proper noun, so no change.
- Add full stop.
✔ Dad showed Sheela a tiny camera on the drone.
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c) amar likes playing football
- "amar" → name, so capitalize: Amar
- Add full stop.
✔ Amar likes playing football.
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d) sandy lives in new york
- "sandy" → name → Sandy
- "new york" → city name → New York
- Add full stop.
✔ Sandy lives in New York.
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e) i went to the library to borrow a comic book
- "i" → must be capitalized: I
- "library" and "comic book" are common nouns, no capitalization needed.
- Add full stop.
✔ I went to the library to borrow a comic book.
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f) mr and mrs bakshi live in kolkata
- "mr" → Mr, "mrs" → Mrs (titles)
- "bakshi" → surname → Bakshi
- "kolkata" → city → Kolkata
- Add full stop.
✔ Mr and Mrs Bakshi live in Kolkata.
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g) since we are already late for school, we need to walk fast
- "since" starts the sentence → capitalize: Since
- The comma is already correctly placed (independent clause after comma).
- Add full stop.
✔ Since we are already late for school, we need to walk fast.
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h) my favourite snack is cheese
- "my" → start of sentence → My
- "favourite" is fine (British English spelling, acceptable).
- "cheese" is a common noun → no capitalization.
- Add full stop.
✔ My favourite snack is cheese.
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i) i went to the beach and had an ice- cream
- "i" → I
- "ice- cream" → hyphen used incorrectly; it should be ice-cream or ice cream (usually without hyphen). But in this case, it's likely meant to be one word or two words.
- Standard: ice cream (two words), or sometimes ice-cream (hyphenated in compound adjectives).
- Here, "an ice-cream" is acceptable in British English, but better written as an ice cream.
- However, since it's written with a hyphen, we’ll keep it as is but fix capitalization.
- Add full stop.
✔ I went to the beach and had an ice-cream.
> Note: Some style guides prefer ice cream (no hyphen), but if the original uses hyphen, we can preserve it.
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a) Martin is a very happy boy.
b) Dad showed Sheela a tiny camera on the drone.
c) Amar likes playing football.
d) Sandy lives in New York.
e) I went to the library to borrow a comic book.
f) Mr and Mrs Bakshi live in Kolkata.
g) Since we are already late for school, we need to walk fast.
h) My favourite snack is cheese.
i) I went to the beach and had an ice-cream.
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Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable worksheet!
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✔ Rules to follow:
1. Capitalize the first letter of every sentence.
2. Capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places, titles).
3. Use a full stop (.) at the end of each sentence.
4. Capitalize "I" whenever it appears as a pronoun.
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Now, let's go through each sentence:
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a) Martin is a very happy boy
- "Martin" is already capitalized (proper noun).
- The rest of the sentence is lowercase but should be corrected.
- Add a full stop at the end.
✔ Martin is a very happy boy.
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b) dad showed sheela a tiny camera on the drone
- "dad" → capitalize: Dad
- "sheela" → name, so capitalize: Sheela
- "drone" is not a proper noun, so no change.
- Add full stop.
✔ Dad showed Sheela a tiny camera on the drone.
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c) amar likes playing football
- "amar" → name, so capitalize: Amar
- Add full stop.
✔ Amar likes playing football.
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d) sandy lives in new york
- "sandy" → name → Sandy
- "new york" → city name → New York
- Add full stop.
✔ Sandy lives in New York.
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e) i went to the library to borrow a comic book
- "i" → must be capitalized: I
- "library" and "comic book" are common nouns, no capitalization needed.
- Add full stop.
✔ I went to the library to borrow a comic book.
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f) mr and mrs bakshi live in kolkata
- "mr" → Mr, "mrs" → Mrs (titles)
- "bakshi" → surname → Bakshi
- "kolkata" → city → Kolkata
- Add full stop.
✔ Mr and Mrs Bakshi live in Kolkata.
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g) since we are already late for school, we need to walk fast
- "since" starts the sentence → capitalize: Since
- The comma is already correctly placed (independent clause after comma).
- Add full stop.
✔ Since we are already late for school, we need to walk fast.
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h) my favourite snack is cheese
- "my" → start of sentence → My
- "favourite" is fine (British English spelling, acceptable).
- "cheese" is a common noun → no capitalization.
- Add full stop.
✔ My favourite snack is cheese.
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i) i went to the beach and had an ice- cream
- "i" → I
- "ice- cream" → hyphen used incorrectly; it should be ice-cream or ice cream (usually without hyphen). But in this case, it's likely meant to be one word or two words.
- Standard: ice cream (two words), or sometimes ice-cream (hyphenated in compound adjectives).
- Here, "an ice-cream" is acceptable in British English, but better written as an ice cream.
- However, since it's written with a hyphen, we’ll keep it as is but fix capitalization.
- Add full stop.
✔ I went to the beach and had an ice-cream.
> Note: Some style guides prefer ice cream (no hyphen), but if the original uses hyphen, we can preserve it.
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✔ Final Answers:
a) Martin is a very happy boy.
b) Dad showed Sheela a tiny camera on the drone.
c) Amar likes playing football.
d) Sandy lives in New York.
e) I went to the library to borrow a comic book.
f) Mr and Mrs Bakshi live in Kolkata.
g) Since we are already late for school, we need to walk fast.
h) My favourite snack is cheese.
i) I went to the beach and had an ice-cream.
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Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable worksheet!
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