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1. 1.

   Insert commas and semicolons where ever necessary in the following sentences.

   1. History it has been said and rightly too is the essence of many stories biographies and autobiographies.
   2. The British Government says a historian is a mixture of monarchy aristocracy and democracy.
   3. My fruit garden was plundered by urchins passers by school children and the sweepers that come early in the morning to dust the street.
   4. As Caesar loved me I wept for him as he was fortunate I rejoice at him as he was valiant I honour him but as he was ambitious I slew him.
   5. The shepherd finding his flock destroyed wept bitterly and lamented over his folly to have left his sheep exposed to the assaults of wolves and tigers.
2. 2.

   Punctuate the following and use capital letters where necessary.

   1. how does this machine work asked the boy
   2. he said to me will you listen to such a man
   3. where did the manager live asked the stranger
   4. how do you say so the child asked his mother
   5. what do you want he said to ram
   6. he said how is your father
   7. are you coming home with me he said
   8. she said when do you intend to return my book
   9. he said to us why are you all sitting there doing nothing
   10. do you really come from china said the prince
3. 3.

   Punctuate the following and use capital letters where necessary.

   1. Pratap was in fact a very brave wise and patriot king
   2. he wrote his exercise neatly quickly and correctly
   3. it was a long dull and wearisome journey
   4. he lost land money reputation and friends
   5. the wind being favourable the ship left the harbour
   6. he did not however gain his object as his friends betrayed him
   7. his story was in several ways improbable
   8. go then said the ant and dance
   9. whatever is right must be done
   10. how we are ever to get there was the question
4. 4.

   Punctuate the following and use capital letters where necessary.

   1. long ago there lived in africa a very proud king named karamat
   2. one day as he was going home a wise old man came before him
   3. will you come here and play with me in my fort hari said to bashir
   4. kamals mother came and said dont talk and work well
   5. what is this poor peasant doing here cried the queen send him out
   6. at last the king said oh mani say you have won the race
   7. she left her fathers home and met a prince who came from allahabad
   8. i will neither drink that nor anything else said hari
   9. as he was playing he stole a golden ball and ran to his mothers home
   10. i would rather die he exclaimed than join the oppressors of my country