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PSEB 10th Class English Grammar Punctuation

Note : A complete Answer Key has been given at the end of the exercises. Punctuate the following :

I.
1. my sister is an m a bed
2. ramesh the director of the company has gone to delhi
3. the rich and the poor the high and the low the weak and the strong visit this temple
4. he asked me why i was crying
5. the sun having risen we started our journey
6. god save me from such friends
7. tibet the roof of the world is an old land
8. she is no doubt the happiest girl under the sun
9. we bought apples oranges peaches and bananas
10. unless you work hard you cant stand first
Answer:
1. My sister is an M.A., B.Ed.
2. Ramesh, the director of the company, has gone to Delhi.
3. The rich and the poor, the high and the low. the weak and the strong, visit this temple.
4. He asked me why I was crying.
5. The sun having risen, we started our journey.
6. God. save me from such friends
7. Tibet, the roof of the world, is an old land.
8. She is, no doubt, the happiest girl under the sun.
9. We bought apples, oranges, peaches and bananas.
10. Unless you work hard, you can’t stand first.

II.
1. kashmir the Switzerland of india is very beautiful
2. may i come in sir
3. well well meet at the station tomorrow
4. money is after all not the most important thing
5. she is an american she a dutch
6. mohan in his heart of hearts felt sad
7. harpreet was elected an mla
8. balwinder to tell you the truth is a crook
9. there are five m a beds in our school
10. sita is a dancer gita a singer 
Answer:
1. Kashmir, the Switzerland of India, is very beautiful.
2. May I come in, sir ?
3. Well, we’ll meet at the station tomorrow.
4. Money is, after all, not the most important thing.
5. She is an American; she, a Dutch.
6. Mohan, in his heart of hearts, felt sad.
7. Harpreet was elected an M.L.A.
8. Balwinder to tell you the truth is a crook.
9. There are five M.A., B.Eds in our school.
10. Sita is a dancer; Gita, a singer.

III.

1. ram singh the captain of the team is from makhan majra

2. he passed the ba exam last year

3. balinder came first he was therefore given a prize

4. bill clinton the president of the usa was a very active politician

5. the ramayana is a sacred book of the hindus

6. Harpreet is a student of khalsa college amritsar

7. she is a phd student

8. do as I tell you said the magician

9. gitanjali was composed by tagore

10. the teacher said students don’t make a noise

11. I like the poems of Amrita pritam

12. he lost money reputation and friends

Answer:

1. Ram Singh, the captain of the team, is from Makhan Majra.

2. He passed the B.A. exam last year.

3. Balinder came first. He was, therefore, given a prize.

4. Bill Clinton, the-President of the U.S.A., was a very active politician.

5. The Ramayana is a sacred book of the Hindus.

6. Harpreet is a student of Khalsa College, Amritsar.

7. She is a Ph.D. student.

8. “Do as I tell you,” said the magician.

9. ‘Gitanjalf was composed by Tagore.

10. The teacher said, “Students, don’t make a noise.”

11. I like the poems of Amrita Pritam.

12. He money, reputation and friends.

IV.

1. portia is the heroine of Shakespeare’s merchant of Venice

2. I would rather die she said than beg

3. the brave and the coward the intelligent and the dull the weak and the strong came to ashok for guidance

4. his story was in several ways improbable

5. mahatma gandhi was killed on 30th january 1948 and was cremated at raj ghat delhi

6. example as the proverb says is the best precept

7. friends romans countrymen lend me your ears

8. we want help not sympathy

9. being dissatisfied he resigned his post

10. john smith lived soberly honestly and prudently

Answer:

1. Portia is the heroine of Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’.

2. “I would I rather die,” she said, “than beg.”

3. The brave and the coward, the intelligent I and the dull, the weak and the strong, came to Ashok for guidance.

4. His story was in several ways improbable.

5. Mahatma Gandhi was killed on 30th January, 1948, and was cremated at Raj Ghat, Delhi.

6. Example, as the ! proverb says, is the best precept.

7. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”

8. We want help, not sympathy.

9. Being dissatisfied, he resigned I his post.

10. John Smith lived soberly, honestly and prudently.

V.

1. i have opted for punjabi, english, economics and philosophy

2. some men are born great some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them

3. william the conqueror is remembered for his courage and fortitude

4. anand and not you is to blame

5. have you read shakespeares as you like it

6. long live the president

7. the headmaster said to the student yes come in

8. Ashoka the great declared buddhism as the state religion

9. the examination being over we decided to have a holiday

10. the room was spacious but dark and suffocating

Answer:

1 have opted for Punjabi, English, Economics and Philosophy.

2. Some men are born great; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them.

3. William, the conqueror, is remembered for his courage and fortitude.

4. Anand and not you is to blame.

5. Have you read Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

6. Long live the President!

7. The Headmaster said to the student,”Yes. come in.”

8. Ashoka, the great, declared Buddhism as the State Religion.

9. The examination being over, we decided to have a holiday.

10. The room was spacious; but. dark and suffocating.

VI

1. if you go to agra do visit the taj mahal

2. welcome he said have a seat what can i do for you

3. on tuesday the prime minister of afghanistan reaches india

4. sir said the lamb you surely see that the water flows from you to me how can i then make the water muddy

5. he said asha looks terrible is she ill

6. reading makethat full man speaking a ready man writing an exact man

7. men may come and men may go but I go oh for ever

8. i tell you sir i have read king lear

9. my uncle DRC i sharma lives in shimla

10. how stupid I have been said vandana

Answer:

1. If you go to Agra, do visit the Taj Mahal.

2. “Welcome,” he said. “Have a seat. What can I do for you ?”

3. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Afghanistan I reaches India.

4. “Sir !’’ said the lamb. “You surely see that the water flows ! from you to me.

How can I then make the water muddy ?”

5. He said, “Asha ! looks terrible. Is she ill ?”

6. Reading maketh a full man; speaking a ready man; writing an exact man.

7. Men may come and men may go; but I go on for ever.

8. I tell you, sir. I have read ‘King Lear’.

9. My uncle, Dr. C.L. Sharma, lives in Shimla.

10. “How stupid I have been !” said Vandana.

his hands on his pleader said my lord my client did not enter the house only his upper half went in
Answer:
1. I now fully understand who he was. why he came to Kolkata, and where he went away.

2. Once, during a break in the rains, there was a cool, soft breeze blowing. A bird was singing a sweet song among the green trees.

3. He studies in Hindu College.

4. O. Death ! Where is thy sting?

5. I left this place on Sunday, the 9th of October, and returned on Thursday, the 15th of November.

6. “Your son is certainly a boy of ability,” said the Headmaster, “but all depends! upon you whether he is to do well at school.”
“What an extraordinary statement!” said the father, “how can his progress possibly depend upon me ?”
“You can see,” replied the Headmaster, “that he does his homework
“Oh, yes,” said the father, “I can do at least that much.”

7. One day, walking together up a hill, I said to Hemant. “Do you not wish yourself in your own country again ?”
“Yes,” he said.
“What would you do there ?” said I. “Would you turn wild and eat men’s flesh again ?”
He looked full of concern and, shaking his. head, said, “No, no !”

8. A gentleman, thinking he was charged too much by a porter for the delivery of a parcel, asked him what his name was. “My name,” replied the man, “is the same as my father’s.”

9. “No smoking in this compartment!” said the ticket inspector to the traveller. “I am not smoking,” was the traveller’s reply. “But you have got your pipe in your mouth,” answered the inspector. ‘Yes,” was the sharp reply. “I have got my feet in my boots but I am not walking!”

10. ‘You coward !” he said gently, as if to himself. Then with neither hurry nor any particular violence, he struck the man in the mouth. The man sprang to his feet and cried. “A blow ! I would not take a blow from God Almighty.”

11. A blind man, carrying a lantern in his hand and a pitcher on his shoulder, was walking along one night alone when he met a thoughtless young fellow who asked him to explain the use of a lantern to a blind man.

12. “I wish I had lots of money,” said the wife. “If one could get what one wished for, I think I should wish for common sense, not for money,” said the husband. “Naturally, everybody wishes for what he has not got,” said the wife.

13. “Who is the man you speak of ?” asked Rama, leaving his seat, buttoning up his coat, and moving towards the door.

14. The hare said to the tortoise, ‘You bulky fellow ! How slowly you crawl ! I could run a mile while you ran a dozen yards.” The tortoise replied, “O boaster ! Do you really think so ? Let us have a race and we shall see who is faster.”

15. A few years ago, a man named Smith was tried on a charge of entering a house and committing theft there. He had made an opening into which he had thrust the upper part of his body and he had removed the articles he could lay his hands on. His pleader said, “My lord, my client did not end the house; only his upper half went in.”