Punctuate this passage carefully

in a short while mrs whites efficiency and doris eagerness had

made the dust disappear the furniture shone the beds were re-made with
fresh sheets the bathroom was scrubbed and the dirty dishes were
washed and stacked neatly away the women were so busy working that
they did not notice mr browns absence until he returned carrying a few
parcels with him you both must be hungry he said ive bought chicken
fish and vegetables. dare i ask both of you to stay for dinner.
oh mr brown how marvellous doris cried she quickly dried her
hands and helped him to carry the parcels into the kitchen wed love to
stay for dinner but you really shouldnt have spent so much money
Punctuate the following.
1. are you tired my dear come and sit here for a while she said
indicating a large armchair near her
2. watch out the beam is falling run everybody he shouted as he headed
for the open doorway
3. how can you be sure that it was allen and nobody else you werent
able to see clearly in the dark she said
4. when i had done this i made a short ladder to get to the top using the
rattan found in the jungle then i carried all my food ammunition
stores and clothing into the fortress i had built
5. farmer green looked up at the sky shading his eyes with his hands
the sun was glaringly hot anxiously he said if it doesnt rain soon all
my crops will be ruined
6. the captain ordered his men scatter yourselves and hide wherever
you can when i give the order you must rush up on them and attack
7. if the rope breaks under his weight hell kill himself on the rocks
below colin said but its a chance we have to take if he is to be
rescued from down there
8. go away the cockatoo screeched with a start the thief dropped
whatever he was putting into the sack and ran off ha ha ha the bird
shouted flapping its wings

9. andy are you going anywhere tonight my sister asked if you arent id
like you to help me make some cakes its fathers birthday tomorrow
remember
10. most snakes are harmless the old man said of the 110 types to be
found on land only sixteen kinds are poisonous usually the snakes
cant move quickly enough to catch a person out in the open
Punctuate the following.
1. whether you like it or not you have to do it boys the principal said
2. last sunday my father drove us to a seaside restaurant to eat crabs the
trip was long but we enjoyed the ride
3. in spite of the heavy rain we went out to search for sooty the cat
4. on reaching the open sea the fishermen cast their nets over the side
of their boat hoping to have a big catch
5. the moon and us was an interesting unusual and exciting film we
saw it at the odeon cinema last Friday
6. the king tried to sleep but he could not seeing this the ladies in
waiting said to the queen as the king cannot sleep why dont you tell
him a story
7. by the time mona and her sister had got to the top of the slope rain
had begun to fall it became heavier and heavier
8. on christmas day the children visited their aunt and uncle merry
christnas they said
9. according to the regulations we have to take you back for
questioning the police officer said but as you are evidently well
known to the sergeant we shall only take down your name and
address
10. when everything was packed and ready mrs robinson came down
and said good bye to the servants good bye arthur she said
addressing the gardener first

Punctuase this letter carefully.

145 hill road

green acres park
fair town
8 th august 19 __ __
dear mrs brown,
i am extremely grateful to you for inviting me to spend the
holidays with you at golden sand beach a holiday by the sea is just what
i need after the long hours of study preparing for my end of the
term examination im glad thats all over now
im already looking forward to spending the week with you how
are johnny tommy and betty im sure well have lots of fun together again
at the beach
i shall be seeing all of you on 12 th august i shall be coming to
your house by train but you neednt meet me at the station as i know the
place well enough already
until then bye bye
yours lovingly
linda white
Punctuate these sentences
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

this time he said angrily you must not fail

never the manager shouted such a thing will never happen
she couldnt even spell a simple word like their
the officer asked did you bring your registration card
what did you say speak louder the old man said
we went to see romeo and Juliet at the central cinema

7. i wont i wont the child cried i wont do it

8. stand at ease capt rogers commanded
9. clean up the mess before you go home mrs brown said
10. waiter he called can you please bring me a menu
11. ready pull francis shouted from below we tugged at the rope pulling
with all our might
12. suddenly i heard someone call out catch him catch him hes a thief.
Put in the missing punctuation marks as indicated in the brackets.
1. (comma, full stop, capital letter)
Sit down for a while Mr Taylor said. You need a rest and a good
meal after that we shall discuss the problem.
2. (capital letters, full stop)
The message was in general Nortons own handwriting it was
delivered by Captain West.
3. (comma, capital letters)
Have you read gone with the wind Richard? It is an interesting
book, I said.
4. (comma, full stop)
Mary,Paul, Agnes and David, please go to the headmasters office
He has something to say to all of you the school perfect said.
5. (capital letter, comma)
He finished reading kidnapped switched off the light and went to
bed.
6. (capital letter, commas, full stop)
All along the street wooden stalls had been erected gaily coloured
ornaments scrafs beads coral and various odds and ends made by the
natives were on sale.