Punctuation

Select the correctly punctuated sentences:

"I am certain said the witness that the truck was stopped when the car hit it."

BUP FASS 17-18

The correctly punctuated sentence is:

"I am certain," said the witness, "that the truck was stopped when the car hit it."

Here's the explanation for each option:

  1. "certain, said the witness, that" – This option lacks necessary quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken by the witness. It's unclear where the direct speech begins and ends.

  2. "certain," said the witness, that" – This option correctly places the quotation mark after "certain," indicating the end of the first part of the spoken words. The comma after "witness" is correctly used to separate the speech tag. However, it incorrectly omits the opening quotation mark for the second part of the spoken words.

  3. "certain," said the witness," that" – This is the correct option. The quotation marks are correctly placed around "I am certain" and "that the truck was stopped when the car hit it." The comma after "witness" correctly separates the speech tag. This punctuation clearly indicates that the witness first says "I am certain," followed by additional speech.

  4. "certain said the witness that" – Similar to the first option, this lacks quotation marks entirely, making it unclear what the exact spoken words are.

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There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors:

Raja :What are you doing Rana

Rana: I am reading a letter

Raja : Letter? From whom

Rana: It's from my penfriend. Shes an Australian. Her names Lucy.

Raja: How'old is she Rana Sixteen The same as us. She lives in Sydney.

Raja: Sydney what's that Rana Its a city in the south-east of Australia.

Raja: How do you know about it

Rana: Lucy has sent me a picture of it.

Raja: Can you show me the picture

Rana: Yes, here it is. You see, it looks very nice, doesn't it

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There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors:

While I was going to market yesterday I met a boy begging in the street on being asked to tell the reason of begging the boy with a sad mind and tearful eyes said oh sir I have a sad tale to tell you would you please hear my story yes I would like to I said to him Instead of telling the story the boy simply began to cry.

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Hasan : Can you tell me a little about Dhaka

Hasib : Sure what would you like to know?

Hasan : Well, whats a good time to visit there?

Hasib : I think you can visit in winter.

Hasan : Good and what should I see there?

Hasib : Well, you can visit Sonargaon Folk Art Museum and you can see the handicrafts. But you must not leave Dhaka without visiting the Lalbagh Fort.

Hasan : Anything else?

Hasib : Oh, yes, if you have time you may visit Ahsan Manjil. You could have an excellent experience of the Mughal and the British architecture.