Exercise

Punctuate the Following Sentences

1- He is not really nice looking and yet he has enormous charm.

2- When I was a child I could watch TV whenever I wanted to

3- I t is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work

4- Mrs Solomon who was sitting behind the desk gave me a big smile

5- I don't like this one bit said Julia

6- Have you met our handsome new financial director

7- Michael in the Ferrari was cornering superbly

8- Looking straight at me he said I cant help you

9- The men in question Harold Keene Jim Peterson and Gerald Green deserve awards

10- Several countries participated in the airlift Italy Belgium France and Luxembourg

11-Yes Jim said I ll be home by ten

12-The following are the primary colors red blue and yellow

13-The automobile dealer handled three marks of cars VolswagensPorshes and Mercedes Benz

B) Punctuate the following sentences, inserting colons and commas where necessary

1- I took five items my jacket a fishing rod a peanut butter sandwich a tooth pick and a pen knife.

2-The guest list read a s follows Rev. Bill Hinter Lady Smythe-Bottom Gordon James and Dizzy the Clown.

3-These were the reasons for his odd behaviour fear of the dark fear of confined spaces fear of spiders and way too much caffeine that morning.

4- Certain people are legends Marilyn Monroe James Dean Houdini and Charlie Chaplin.

5- He shook with fear when he saw what lay before him a rocky path a steep slippery slope a cliff edge and a fifty-foot drop into the unknown.