Punctuation-5 - skoolon.com - Free Printable

Task: Rewrite the following sentences using the correct punctuation marks.

Here are the corrected sentences with proper punctuation:

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#### 1. He is a tall handsome smart and ambitious man
- Corrected: He is a tall, handsome, smart, and ambitious man.
- Explanation: Commas are used to separate items in a list of adjectives describing the same noun ("man").

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#### 2. I would rather die he exclaimed than join the oppressors of my country
- Corrected: "I would rather die," he exclaimed, "than join the oppressors of my country."
- Explanation: The sentence contains a direct quotation. Quotation marks enclose the spoken words, and commas are used to set off the speaker's attribution ("he exclaimed").

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#### 3. He replied i have no idea what you mean
- Corrected: He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."
- Explanation: The sentence includes a direct quotation. Quotation marks enclose the spoken words, and a comma separates the introductory phrase ("He replied") from the quoted speech.

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#### 4. do you know the answer to this question
- Corrected: Do you know the answer to this question?
- Explanation: The sentence is a question, so it begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

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#### 5. Is this singapores tallest building
- Corrected: Is this Singapore's tallest building?
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Singapore" is written as "Singapore's" (with an apostrophe). The sentence is a question, so it ends with a question mark.

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#### 6. what a terrible fire this is
- Corrected: What a terrible fire this is!
- Explanation: This is an exclamation, so it begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation mark.

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#### 7. didnt you hear that they are leaving
- Corrected: Didn't you hear that they are leaving?
- Explanation: The contraction "didn't" should be used instead of "didnt." The sentence is a question, so it begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

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Final Answers:

1. He is a tall, handsome, smart, and ambitious man.
2. "I would rather die," he exclaimed, "than join the oppressors of my country."
3. He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."
4. Do you know the answer to this question?
5. Is this Singapore's tallest building?
6. What a terrible fire this is!
7. Didn't you hear that they are leaving?

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Final Answer Box:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{He is a tall, handsome, smart, and ambitious man.} \\
2. & \text{"I would rather die," he exclaimed, "than join the oppressors of my country."} \\
3. & \text{He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."} \\
4. & \text{Do you know the answer to this question?} \\
5. & \text{Is this Singapore's tallest building?} \\
6. & \text{What a terrible fire this is!} \\
7. & \text{Didn't you hear that they are leaving?} \\
\end{aligned}
}